omphalos
معنی فارسی
قپه سپر سنگ کله قندي ناف ميان مرکز
معنی کامل و مثالها
/äm´fǝ lǝs, -läs´/n.
● (کالبد شناسی) ناف
● مرکز، نقطهی مرکزی
● (یونان باستان) مرکز جهان
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Greek 'omphalos' (navel).
مثال
- The city's main square served as the omphalos of social activity.
- The artist considered the painting to be the omphalos of his artistic career.
- The ancient Greeks believed that Delphi was the omphalos of the world.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a scar where the umbilical cord was attached “you were not supposed to show your navel on television” “they argued whether or not Adam had a navel” “she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton”