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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VELUM

From Latin: veil.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VELUM

velum  [ˈviːləm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VELUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Velum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VELUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of velum in the English dictionary

The definition of velum in the dictionary is 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. Other definition of velum is any of various veil-like bodily structures, esp the soft palate.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VELUM


alum
ˈæləm
asylum
əˈsaɪləm
Caelum
ˈsiːləm
celom
ˈsiːləm
column
ˈkɒləm
curriculum
kəˈrɪkjʊləm
Elam
ˈiːləm
emblem
ˈɛmbləm
Fulham
ˈfʊləm
Harlem
ˈhɑːləm
Jerusalem
dʒəˈruːsələm
Jhelum
ˈdʒiːləm
Malayalaam
ˌmælɪˈɑːləm
Malayalam
ˌmælɪˈɑːləm
pendulum
ˈpɛndjʊləm
problem
ˈprɒbləm
Salem
ˈseɪləm
slalom
ˈslɑːləm
speculum
ˈspɛkjʊləm
Winston-Salem
ˈwɪnstənˈseɪləm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VELUM

velocity head
velocity modulation
velocity of circulation
velodrome
Velorum
velour
velours
veloutine
Velsen
velskoen
velure
velutinous
velveret
velvet
velvet ant
velvet glove
velvet revolution
velvet scoter
velvet shank
velvet stout

WORDS THAT END LIKE VELUM

antebellum
baculum
Blum
cerebellum
Colum
frenulum
hoodlum
infundibulum
lum
ornithogalum
paspalum
peplum
phylum
plum
reticulum
skelum
slum
tantalum
tropaeolum
vellum

Synonyms and antonyms of velum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «velum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VELUM

Find out the translation of velum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of velum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «velum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

velum
570 millions of speakers

English

velum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वेलुम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشراع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

парус
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

velum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ত্বক্
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voile du palais
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Velum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Velum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연구 개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Velum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chỉ màng khẩu cái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

velum
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेंगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

velo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

velum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вітрило
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

velum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

velum
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

velum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

velum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

velum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of velum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VELUM»

The term «velum» is regularly used and occupies the 101.937 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VELUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about velum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VELUM»

Discover the use of velum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to velum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nasals, nasalization, and the velum
Although nasalization has been discussed in the context of more general aspects of linguistics in other books, this text is the first and primary resource focusing solely on nasalization.
Marie K. Huffman, Rena A. Krakow, 1993
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Scallops: Biology, Ecology and Aquaculture: Biology, Ecology ...
The most characteristic organ of bivalve veligers is the velum, which emerges as a distinct organ during the transition fiom trochophore to veliger. The pretrochal region, which is domed in the trochophore, becomes flattened, forming the roof of  ...
Sandra E. Shumway, Jay G.J. Parsons, 2011
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Collections
Figure 4. Cavum velum interpositum. Axial T1 -weighted image (TR 500 msec, TE 1 8 msec) demonstrating the triangular configuration of the cavum velum interpositum, which represents an anterior extension of the quadrigeminal plate cistern.
Howard H. Kaufman, 1997
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The Phonological Spectrum: Segmental structure
Entenman 1976: 49ff.). To be perceived nasal, [a] needs a larger velopharyngeal opening than [i] or [u], [i] needs a larger one than [u]. It follows that nasality cannot be denned as opening of the velum. The argument is complicated further (ibid.
Jeroen Maarten van de Weijer, Vincent van Heuven, Harry van der Hulst, 2003
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The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
tion; two very small fistula: caused by the sutures; slight improvement in speech." (Langenbeck.) Casi-2 17. “ A. H., net. 23; median cleft of the velum; cleft on left side of the vault of the palate to the incisors, ten lines ; staphylorraphy May'lith.
‎1868
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New Manual; Or, Symptomen-codex
10. Swelling of sublingual gland, Staph. VELUM. 1. Pain in the curtain, small pieces of which fall off on the day following, Par. quad. 2. Sticking pain at velum, attended towards the end with bitter taste in mouth, profuse saliva, cough, Valer. 3.
Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, Charles Julius Hempel, 1853
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Neuroanatomical Terminology: A Lexicon of Classical Origins ...
... see rostral medullary velum (>1840) valve of Vieussens (Lieutaud, 1742), see rostral medullary velum (>1840) valviform expansion (Winslow, 1733), see rostral medullary velum (>1840) valvula magna cerebelli (Günther, 1786), see rostral ...
Larry Swanson, 2014
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The library of medicine, arranged and ed. by A. Tweedie
The two muscles depress the velum palati, and raise the edges of the base of the tongue ; they consequently constrict the isthmus faucium. The glandular layer of the velum palati. Under the mucous membrane covering the upper surface of the  ...
Library, Alexander Tweedie, 1841
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The Linguistic Structure of Modern English
HINT: If you run your tongue back along the top of your mouth from your teeth, you should be able to feel your alveolar ridge just behind the upper teeth and to distinguish your palate from your velum. As your tongue travels backwards towards ...
Laurel J. Brinton, Donna Brinton, 2010
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Botany For Degree Pteridophyta
The Velum It is a characteristic structure that arises below the ligule and develop very early in the history of development of the leaf. It originates from the tissue between the ligule and the sporangium (Fig. 5.7, A—E and 5.11, A). The velum is a ...
Anil Kumar), 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VELUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term velum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nematode management priority
Velum Total is another option. Introduced this year, Velum Total is an in-furrow liquid spray applied to seeds at planting. The chemical was in limited supply this ... «Times-Enterprise, Jul 15»
2
Velum optimise l'éclairage professionnel
Concepteur et fabricant de luminaires professionnels, Velum International s'apprête à quintupler d'ici à fin 2016 ses ventes dans l'industrie en assurant à ses ... «Les Échos, Jun 15»
3
Hogarú logra más de 300.000 dólares en inversión de fondo Velum
Bogotá, 6 may (Colombia.inn).- La web colombiana Hogarú, que provee servicios de limpieza para hogares y oficinas, recibió 750 millones de pesos (314.000 ... «Colombia-inn, May 15»
4
'GTA 5' Heist Mission For PS3, Xbox 360 Leaked: New 'Unknown …
Attached to the tweet are also two images that show a Velum aircraft. All we can determine at this point is that the yet-to-be-revealed heist mission will apparently ... «Latin Times, Apr 15»
5
Steps to strategically manage cotton nematodes in 2015
Results from researchers at universities across the cotton belt offer hope that Velum Total will replace Temik 15G in cotton (and peanut) for management of ... «Southeast Farm Press, Mar 15»
6
GTA 5 Online Prison Break Heist Guide - Plane, Bus, Station …
You are required to steal the Velum from McKenzie Airfield – 3 men are required to play as the Ground Team and one player is required to fly the Velum. «SegmentNext, Mar 15»
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GTA Online Heist Guide: The Prison Break
In this first setup mission, you are tasked with going to McKenzie Field and stealing a Vagos plane (Velum) and taking it back to your stash. The team is broken ... «Attack of the Fanboy, Mar 15»
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New product being compared to Temik slated for limited launch in …
Velum Total will be an in-furrow, at-plant product, said Lee Hall, Bayer CropScience product manager, during an interview at the Beltwide Cotton conferences. «Delta Farm Press, Feb 15»
9
Velum Panorama Mesdag vervangen door nieuw exemplaar
Het velum in het Panorama Mesdag wordt woensdag vervangen door een nieuw exemplaar. Het oude doek zou ernstig aangetast zijn door stof en water. «NU.nl, Feb 15»
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Laatste loodjes restauratie Panorama Mesdag
Op 2, 3 en 4 februari wordt het zogenoemde velum vervangen. Het 8 meter hoge doek met een omtrek van 31 meter schermt het panorama af van het directe ... «AD.nl, Jan 15»

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