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ALL meanings of velum

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  • noun velum biology: soft palate 1
  • noun plural velum Biology. any of various veillike or curtainlike membranous partitions. 1
  • noun plural velum Anatomy. the soft palate. See under palate (def 1). 1
  • noun plural velum Meteorology. a thin cloud, large in horizontal area, that is draped over or penetrated by cumuliform clouds. 1
  • noun velum 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 0
  • noun velum any of various veil-like bodily structures, esp the soft palate 0
  • noun velum any of various veil-like membranous partitions or coverings 0
  • noun velum soft palate 0
  • noun velum the lobed, ciliated swimming organ of gastropod larvae, located near the mouth 0
  • noun velum A thin membrane, resembling a veil, such as. 0
  • noun velum (meteorology) An accessory cloud resembling a veil extending over a large distance. Normally associated with cumulus and cumulonimbus. 0
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