单词 | velum |
释义 | velum /vee"leuhm/, n. , pl. vela /-leuh/, for 1, 2, velum for 3. 1. Biol. any of various veillike or curtainlike membranous partitions. 2. Anat. the soft palate. See under palate (def. 1). 3. Meteorol. a thin cloud, large in horizontal area, that is draped over or penetrated by cumuliform clouds. [1765-75; < L velum sail, covering] |
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