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velum.

A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈviː.ləm//ˈvɛl.əm//ˈveɪ.ləm/

  1. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain. The soft palate.

  2. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain. A thin membrane partially covering the cluster of sporangia near the leaf base in quillworts and their extinct relatives.

  3. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain. 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. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain. A locomotory and feeding organ provided with cilia found in the larval stage of bivalves.

  5. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain. An annular membrane, typically bordering a cavity, especially in certain molluscs, medusae, and other invertebrates.

  6. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain. A delicate membrane found on certain protists.

  7. An accessory cloud resembling a veil extending over a large distance; normally associated with cumulus and cumulonimbus.

  8. a thin coating or film of mucus or phlegm.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weg- Proto-Indo-European *wegslomder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.? Proto-Italic *wekslom Latin vēlumbor. English velum Borrowed from Latin vēlum (“a cloth, covering, awning, curtain, veil”). Doublet of veil.

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