UMBO
\ˈʌmbə͡ʊ], \ˈʌmbəʊ], \ˈʌ_m_b_əʊ]\
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A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; as, the umbo in the integument of the larvae of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear.
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One of the lateral prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.
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A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; as, the umbo in the integument of the larvae of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear.
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One of the lateral prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.
By Noah Webster.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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