Umbo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʌm.bəʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Umbo is a noun meaning (biology) A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane.
Meaning
(biology) A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane.
More Meanings
- (historical) The boss of a shield, at or near the middle and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike.
Example Sentences
serves as the umbo of the region’s so-called Silicon Shield
It is thirteen inches diameter, made of wood covered with leather, and an iron plate decorated with nails and mouldings; the boss or umbo projects four inches.
Word Forms
- umbones
- umbos
- umboes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include incurved, boss, bossing, superboss, bouncer, grandboss.
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