omphaloid

omphaloid

English

Etymology

Perhaps after Byzantine Ancient Greek ὀμφαλοειδής (omphaloeidḗs); surface analysis, omphal- +‎ -oid.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒmfəlɔɪd/

Adjective

omphaloid (comparative more omphaloid, superlative most omphaloid)

1. Shaped like a navel. [from 19th c.]
   • 1975, Angela Carter, ‘Bath, Heritage City’, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage 2013, p. 200:

     Constructed in a navel-like depression of hills, Bath's omphaloid location induces introspection, meditation, inwardness, massive sloth.