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ve·lum 
[vee-luhm] Pronunciation Key
[vee-luhm] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -la
[-luh] Pronunciation Key, for 1, 2, -lum for 3.
[-luh] Pronunciation Key, for 1, 2, -lum for 3. | 1. | Biology. any of various veillike or curtainlike membranous partitions. |
| 2. | Anatomy. the soft palate. See under palate (def. 1). |
| 3. | Meteorology. a thin cloud, large in horizontal area, that is draped over or penetrated by cumuliform clouds. |
[Origin: 1765–75; < L vélum sail, covering]
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| ve·lum
(vē'ləm) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. ve·la (-lə)
[Latin vēlum, veil.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| velum | |
noun | |
| 1. | a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms [syn: veil] |
| 2. | a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking [syn: soft palate] |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
velum ve·lum (vē'ləm)
n. pl. ve·la (-lə)
- An anatomical structure resembling a veil or curtain. Also called veil, velamen.
- See greater omentum.
- A serous membrane or membranous envelope or covering.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Velum
Ve"lum\, n.; pl. Vela. [L., an awning, a veil. See Veil.]1. (Anat.) Curtain or covering; -- applied to various membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See under Palate. 2. (Bot.) (a) See Veil, n., 3 (b) . (b) A thin membrane surrounding the sporocarps of quillworts Isoetes). 3. (Zo["o]l.) A veil-like organ or part. Especially: (a) The circular membrane that partially incloses the space beneath the umbrella of hydroid medus[ae]. (b) A delicate funnel-like membrane around the flagellum of certain Infusoria. See Illust. a of Protozoa.
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