Definitions for velum

velum ve·lum

Spelling: [vee-luh m]
IPA: /ˈvi ləm/

Velum is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 43 anagrams from letters in velum (elmuv).

Definitions for velum

noun

  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.

Origin of velum

First recorded in 1765-75, velum is from the Latin word vēlum sail, covering

Examples for velum

Physiologically the velum is frequently important from the plexus of blood-vessels which passes with it into the III.

The velum has the normal situation and relation to its mouth.

This prolongation forms the anterior part of the œsophagus of the adult, and joins the primitive oral cavity at the velum.

Still watching your mouth, inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth; see how the velum moves as you do this.

In Fig. 121 I give a picture of this surface-marking of the velum.

This larva is adapted for swimming, which is accomplished by means of the velum.

After a little while try to move the velum, closing and opening the nose passage, without uttering a sound and without breathing.

There is a veliger stage in development, but the velum is reduced.

Such organs form projections on the upper surface of the velum.

It is placed in the anterior region of the body, and opens ventrally on each side, a short way behind the velum.

Word Value for velum
Scrable

10

Words with friends

14

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