velum

See also: vélum and vellum

English

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velum

Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vēlum (“a cloth, covering, awning, curtain, veil”). Doublet of veil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviː.ləm/, /ˈvɛl.əm/, /ˈveɪ.ləm/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -iːləm

Noun

velum (plural vela or velums)

1. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.
   1. (anatomy) The soft palate.
   2. (botany) A thin membrane partially covering the cluster of sporangia near the leaf base in quillworts and their extinct relatives.
   3. (mycology) A veil-like membrane of immature mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is torn by growth, to reveal the gills.
   4. (malacology) A locomotory and feeding organ provided with cilia found in the larval stage of bivalves.
   5. (zoology) An annular membrane, typically bordering a cavity, especially in certain molluscs, medusae, and other invertebrates.
   6. A delicate membrane found on certain protists.
2. (meteorology) An accessory cloud resembling a veil extending over a large distance; normally associated with cumulus and cumulonimbus.

Derived terms

• velar (adjective)

Translations

soft palate — see soft palate

References

• “velum”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “velum”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• mvule

Faroese

Noun

velum

1. indefinite dative plural of vel

French

Alternative forms

• vélum

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin velum (“veil, sail”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

velum m (plural velums)

1. velum

Further reading

• “velum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛlʊm]
• Hyphenation: vè‧lum

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin vēlum.

Noun

vèlum (plural velum-velum)

1. (anatomy, linguistics) velum: the soft palate
2. veil: a covering for a person or thing; as, a caul

Etymology 2

From English vellum, from Old French velin (Modern French vélin), from Latin vitulinus (“of a calf”).

Noun

vèlum (plural velum-velum)

1. vellum: a type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf

Further reading

• “velum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.