umbilical

/สŒmbษชlหˆaษช.kษ™l/

IPA: /AH0 M B IH1 L IH0 K AH0 L/

noun
  1. 1

    A cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, or a craft to ground control prior to launch, etc.

adjective
  1. 1

    Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.

  2. 2

    Such that the curvatures of normal sections are all equal to each other.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/umbilical