velum

noun
/ˈviː.ləm/

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from vēlum

Definitions

  1. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.

  2. An accessory cloud resembling a veil extending over a large distance

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

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

The neighborhood

Derived

velar

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for velum. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA