velum

Meaning

1. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.
2. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.
3. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.
4. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.
5. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.
6. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.
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.

Synonyms

soft palate

veil

palate

head

membrane

meninx

pellicle

skim

theca

tunic

fumulus

tunica

diaphragm

adventitia

film

📽️

hard palate

Translations

Gaumensegel

velo

voile

vel del paladar

Hülle

ουρανίσκος

μεμβράνη του ουρανίσκου

μαλακή υπερώα

palais mou

voile du palais

Voile du palais

palato molle

velopendulo

zeil

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈviː.ləm/

Etymology

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