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English
Etymology
Perhaps after Byzantine Ancient Greek ὀμφαλοειδής (omphaloeidḗs). By surface analysis, omphal- + -oid.
Pronunciation
Adjective
omphaloid (comparative more omphaloid, superlative most omphaloid)
- Shaped like a navel.
1975, Angela Carter, “Bath, Heritage City”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 200:Constructed in a navel-like depression of hills, Bath's omphaloid location induces introspection, meditation, inwardness, massive sloth.