Umbo

What do we mean by umbo?

The boss or knob at the center of a shield. noun

A knoblike protuberance arising from a surface, as the prominence near the hinge of a bivalve shell or the raised area in the center of the cap of a mushroom. noun

A small projection at the center of the outer surface of the eardrum. noun

The boss of a shield, central in the case of a circular shield. noun

A boss or knob. noun

The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike. noun

A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane. noun

One of the lateral prominences just above the hinge of a bivalve shell. noun

A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; as, the umbo in the integument of the larvæ of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear. noun

One of the lateral prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell. noun

A bump or protrusion on the top of the cap. noun

The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike. noun

A slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum noun

A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane. For example the umbo in the integument of the larvæ of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear.

One of the lateral prominences just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.

A bump or protrusion on the top of the cap.

The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike.

Words that are spelled similarly to umbo:
umbo.

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Nouns that are often described by the adjective umbo:
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