Definitions for velaˈvi lə, ˈveɪ-; viˈlɔr əm, -ˈloʊr-, veɪ-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ve•laˈvi lə(n.)
Category: Biology
Ref: pl. of velum.
Ve•la*ˈvi lə, ˈveɪ-; viˈlɔr əm, -ˈloʊr-, veɪ-(n.)Ve•lo•rum
the Sail, a southern constellation.
Category: Aerospace
* gen..
Origin of Vela:
< L, pl. of vēlum sail
Princeton's WordNet
Vela(noun)
a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Carina and Pyxis
"because of its configuration Vela is sometimes called `the Sails'"
Wiktionary
Vela(ProperNoun)
A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the sails of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.
vela(Noun)
Plural form of velum.
Webster Dictionary
Vela(u)
of Velum
Translations for vela
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
sail(noun)
a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.
- seilAfrikaans
- شِراعArabic
- платноBulgarian
- velaPortuguese (BR)
- plachtaCzech
- das SegelGerman
- sejlDanish
- ιστίο, πανίGreek
- velaSpanish
- puriEstonian
- بادبانFarsi
- purjeFinnish
- voileFrench
- מִפרָשHebrew
- पाल बादबानHindi
- jedroCroatian
- vitorlaHungarian
- layarIndonesian
- seglIcelandic
- velaItalian
- 帆Japanese
- 돛Korean
- burėLithuanian
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- layarMalay
- zeilDutch
- seilNorwegian
- żagielPolish
- بادبانPersian
- بادوان، دبېړۍ سفر: په بېړۍ كې تلل، بېړۍ چلولPashto
- velaPortuguese
- velă, pânză de corabieRomanian
- парусRussian
- plachtaSlovak
- jadroSlovenian
- jedroSerbian
- segelSwedish
- ใบเรือThai
- yelkenTurkish
- 帆Chinese (Trad.)
- вітрилоUkrainian
- بادبانUrdu
- cánh buồmVietnamese
- 帆Chinese (Simp.)
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