Associations to the word «Velum»
Noun
- Palate
- Supernova
- Gonzalo
- Constellation
- Viceroy
- Ricky
- Cartel
- Rafael
- Keyboardist
- Rosie
- Detonation
- Nebula
- Articulation
- Rodrigo
- Ponce
- Gamma
- Alonso
- Ernesto
- Hd
- Alfonso
- Consonant
- Santiago
- Keel
- Sancho
- Americana
- Torre
- Satellite
- Una
- Carlos
- Remnant
- Hydra
- Peru
- Millimeter
- Enrique
- Arsenal
- Metamorphosis
- Eduardo
- Medusa
- Javier
- Astronaut
- Fernando
- Navarre
- Guadalajara
- Veil
- Helen
- Dino
- Ara
- Tentacle
- Tongue
- Sail
- Castile
- Cavity
- Bailey
- Venezuela
- Ramos
- Vowel
- Firework
- Sergio
- Yacht
- Gum
- Alicia
- Fender
- Va
- Spacecraft
- Castillo
- Compass
- Luis
- Bolton
- Panama
- Detection
- Alejandro
- Antonio
- Jorge
- Devotee
- Incident
- Gulf
- Malayalam
- Manuel
Adjective
Wiktionary
VELUM, noun. A thin membrane, resembling a veil, such as:
VELUM, noun. (anatomy) The soft palate.
VELUM, noun. (botany) A thin membrane partially covering the cluster of sporangia near the leaf base in quillworts and their extinct relatives.
VELUM, noun. (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.
VELUM, noun. (malacology) A locomotory and feeding organ provided with cilia found in the larval stage of bivalves.
VELUM, noun. (zoology) A circular membrane round the cap of medusa.
VELUM, noun. A delicate membrane found on certain protists.
VELUM, noun. (meteorology) An accessory cloud resembling a veil extending over a large distance. Normally associated with cumulus and cumulonimbus.
Dictionary definition
VELUM, noun. A membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms.
VELUM, noun. A muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.