Umbrella meaning

ŭm-brĕl'ə
The definition of an umbrella is a piece of material stretched over a round spoked frame that provides shade or protection from rain, or something that protects.

An example of an umbrella is what the character Mary Poppins holds while she's floating in the air in the film Mary Poppins.

An example of an umbrella is a pricing policy that protects the consumer against paying too much; a price umbrella.

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Umbrella is something that is designed to cover multiple items at the same time.

An example of umbrella is an insurance policy that provides protection in many situations; an umbrella policy.

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A device for protection from the weather consisting of a collapsible, usually circular canopy mounted on a central rod.
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A screen or shade, usually of cloth stretched over a folding radial frame, carried for protection against the rain or sun.
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Something suggestive of this.
  • The body of a jellyfish.
  • Any comprehensive, protective organization, alliance, strategy, or device.
    The umbrella of insurance.
  • A force of military aircraft sent up to screen ground or naval forces.
    Air umbrella.
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Cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.

Quick, grab that umbrella before you get rained on!

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Generally, anything that provides protection.

The fighters provide a defensive air umbrella over the battle group.

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Something that covers a wide range of concepts, purposes, groups and etc.

The test facility was established under the umbrella of the company's quality program.

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The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles.

Jellyfish are composed of more than 90% water and most of their umbrella mass is made up of gelatinous material.

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Origin of umbrella

  • Italian ombrella from Late Latin umbrella alteration (influenced by umbra shade) of Latin umbella parasol umbel
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From Italian ombrella, umbrella (“an umbrella, sunshade"), dim. of ombra (“shade"), from Latin umbra (“shadow").
    From Wiktionary

Umbrella Sentence Examples

  • She held an umbrella and was dressed in a grey suit.

  • It was raining very hard and he had a very large umbrella to keep off the rain-drops.

  • The manubrium bearing the gonads is mouthless, and the umbrella is without tentacles, sense-organs, velum or radial canals.

  • II, Method of Cunina; (a) the mouth arises, next the umbrella (b), and lastly the tentacles (c).

  • The tentacles are not inserted on the margin of the umbrella, but arise high up on the ex-umbral surface, and the umbrella is prolonged into lobes corresponding to the interspaces between the tentacles.

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