umbos
plural of umbo
• ombus
Source: Wiktionary
Um"bo, n.; pl. L. Umbones, E. Umbos. Etym: [L.]
1. The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike.
2. 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.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the lateral prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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