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词汇 umbo
释义 umbo
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈʌm.bəʊ/ us /ˈʌm.boʊ/pluralumbonesuk /ˈʌm.bəʊ.niːz/ us /ʌmˈboʊ.niːz/orumbos/ˈʌm.bəʊz/ us /ˈʌm.boʊz/

umbonoun[C] (EAR)


anatomy specialized
a small rounded part at the end of the malleus (= a very small bone that carries sound from the eardrum to the inner ear):
The patient had congestion around the umbo.
The lateral surface of the membrane is concave and the most depressed part of this is the umbo.
Cells formed in the centre of the tympanic membrane migrate outwards from the umbo to the walls of the ear canal.
Running upward and slightly forward from the umbo is a reddish-yellow streak produced by the manubrium of the malleus.
The malleolar stria is a stripe on the membrane tympani from the malleolar prominence to the umbo.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

The ear
antihelix
antitragus
audiological
audiology
auditory tube
cochlea
eardrum
earlobe
incus
labyrinth
labyrinthitis
malleus
mastoid cell
membranous labyrinth
organ of Corti
round window
saccule
sacculus
semicircular canal
snug piercing

umbonoun[C] (SHELL)


biology specialized
a raised, rounded part at the place where the two shells of a mollusc (= an animal with a soft body inside a shell) join:
Such material is particularly common around the valve margins and umbones.
The surface of the shell has fine concentric ridges which disappear towards the umbo.
Related word
umbonal
This genus has an arched instead of an angulate hinge line, and the hinge teeth series do not overlap beneath the umbos.
The shells are moderately large, and the ventral umbo is broad and low, extended a little beyond hinge.
This invariably starts at the thickest part of the shell, in the umbones of brachiopods and bivalves, and spreads outwards.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Sea creatures
abalone
amphipod
anemone
barnacle
barrier reef
cowrie
crab
cray
crayfish
crustacean
littleneck clam
lobster
marron
mollusc
mussel
shellfish
shipworm
shrimp
snow crab
soft-shell clam

Examples of umbo


umbo
Ventral umbo broad, moderately convex; median sulcus broad, shallow, beginning anterior to beak.
Ventral beak blunt, incurved; umbo broad, rounded, evenly convex; median sulcus absent.
There is a large auricle or flap on one side of the umbo.
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It is still a subject of debate if it is an umbo sheld or a gate decoration.
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There are a number of indistinct, irregular ribs that flare out from the umbo.
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The two series meet at the umbo with a group of four to five orthomorphic teeth.
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The umbo of the shell is in the shape of a human female or bird's head.
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The flesh is somewhat thick under the umbo, but becomes abruptly thinner over the area of the margin (about 0.15 mm).
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The central part of the pars tensa is tented inwards at the level of the tip of malleus and is called the umbo.
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The ligament is straight with an umbo which is central to subcentral.
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The pileus is 5mmin 1 in diameter and has a convex shape, sporting a raised central region (an umbo).
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The mushrooms have olive-brown, slimy caps with dark streaks and a dark umbo; the caps measure 3to12 cm in diameter.
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It bears a broad central umbo and reaches 5 cm in diameter.
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They vary in shape and lack an apophysis and an umbo.
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It is usually less than 5 cm across, has a slightly darker blunt umbo and an incurved margin when young.
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