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- [om-fuh-luh s]
- /ˈɒm fə ləs/
- /ˈɔmfəlɔs/
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- [om-fuh-luh s]
- /ˈɒm fə ləs/
Definitions of omphalos word
- noun omphalos the navel; umbilicus. 1
- noun omphalos the central point. 1
- noun omphalos Greek Antiquity. a stone in the temple of Apollo at Delphi, thought to mark the center of the earth. 1
- noun omphalos The center or hub of something. 1
- noun omphalos (in the ancient world) a sacred conical object, esp a stone. The most famous omphalos at Delphi was assumed to mark the centre of the earth 0
- noun omphalos the central point 0
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Origin of omphalos
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < Greek omphalós; akin to navel
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Parts of speech for Omphalos
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
omphalos popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
omphalos usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for omphalos
noun omphalos
- heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- hub — the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
- place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- axis — An axis is an imaginary line through the middle of something.
- bull's-eye — The bull's-eye is the small circular area at the centre of a target.
Antonyms for omphalos
noun omphalos
- exterior — Forming, situated on, or relating to the outside of something.
- exteriority — Surface; externality.
- outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
- border — The border between two countries or regions is the dividing line between them. Sometimes the border also refers to the land close to this line.
- boundary — The boundary of an area of land is an imaginary line that separates it from other areas.
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