Definitions for velumˈvi ləm; -lə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ve•lumˈvi ləm; -lə(n.)(pl.)-la
Biol. any of various veillike or curtainlike membranous partitions.
Category: Biology
the soft palate.
Category: Anatomy
Ref: See under palate (def. 1). 1
the frontal ciliated swimming organ of gastropod larvae.
Category: Zoology
Origin of velum:
1765–75; < L vēlum sail, covering
Princeton's WordNet
veil, velum(noun)
a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
soft palate, velum(noun)
a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
Wiktionary
velum(Noun)
A thin membrane, resembling a veil, such as:
velum(Noun)
an accessory cloud resembling a veil extending over a large distance. Normally associated with cumulus and cumulonimbus.
Webster Dictionary
Velum(noun)
curtain or covering; -- applied to various membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See under Palate
Velum(noun)
see Veil, n., 3 (b)
Velum(noun)
a thin membrane surrounding the sporocarps of quillworts Isoetes)
Velum(noun)
a veil-like organ or part
Velum(noun)
the circular membrane that partially incloses the space beneath the umbrella of hydroid medusae
Velum(noun)
a delicate funnel-like membrane around the flagellum of certain Infusoria. See Illust. a of Protozoa
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