Phonetics:
Meanings:
noun
Definition: Cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
Example: Quick, grab that umbrella before you get rained on!
Definition: Generally, anything that provides protection.
Example: The fighters provide a defensive air umbrella over the battle group.
Definition: Something that covers a wide range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc.
Example: The test facility was established under the umbrella of the company’s quality program.
Definition: The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles.
Example: Jellyfish are composed of more than 90% water and most of their umbrella mass is made up of gelatinous material.
Definition: An umbrella-shaped reflector with a white or silvery inner surface, used to diffuse a nearby light.
verb
Definition: To cover or protect, as if by an umbrella.
Definition: To form the dome shape of an open umbrella.
Definition: To move like a jellyfish.