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Showing words for VELUM using the English dictionary
5 Letter Words for Velum
mvule, velum
4 Letter Words for Velum
mule
3 Letter Words for Velum
elm, emu, lem, leu, lev, lue, lum, mel, meu, ule, ume, vel, vum
Definitions for Velum
[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.
[4] zoology any of various membranous structures, such as the ciliated oral membrane of certain mollusc larvae or the veil-like membrane running around the rim of a jellyfish
[5] anatomy any of various veil-like bodily structures, esp the soft palate
[6] botany another word for veil (def. 6)
Words related to Velum
Words nearby Velum
velouté, velox, velpeau bandage, velsen, veltheimia, velum, velure, velutinous, velvet, velvet ant, velvet bean
Origin of Velum
First recorded in 1765–75, velum is from the Latin word vēlum sail, covering
Word origin for Velum
C18: from Latin: veil