English-Thai Dictionary

velum

N เพดาน อ่อน ของ ปาก  soft palate pe-dan-on-kong-pak

 

velum

N เยื่อ กั้น บางๆ  ของ พืช  เยื่อ หุ้ม บางๆ  ของ พืช  yau-kan-bang-bang-kong-pued

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VELUM

Ve "lum, n.; pl. Vela. Etym: [L., an awning, a veil. See Veil. ]

 

1. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Curtain or covering; -- applied to various membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See under Palate.

 

2. (Bot. ) (a ) See Veil, n., 3 (b ). (b ) A thin membrane surrounding the sporocarps of quillworts Isoetes ).

 

3. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A veil-like organ or part. Especially: (a ) The circular membrane that partially incloses the space beneath the umbrella of hydroid medusæ. (b ) A delicate funnel-like membrane around the flagellum of certain Infusoria. See Illust. a of Protozoa.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

velum

ve lum |ˈvēləm ˈviləm | ▶noun ( pl. vela |-lə | ) a membrane or membranous structure, typically covering another structure or partly obscuring an opening, in particular: • Anatomy the soft palate. • Zoology a membrane, typically bordering a cavity, esp. in certain mollusks, medusae, and other invertebrates. • Botany the veil of a toadstool. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘sail, curtain, covering, veil. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

velum

velum |ˈviːləm | ▶noun ( pl. vela |-lə | ) a membrane or membranous structure, typically covering another structure or partly obscuring an opening, in particular: • Anatomy the soft palate. • Zoology a membrane, typically bordering a cavity, especially in certain molluscs, medusae, and other invertebrates. • Botany the veil of a toadstool. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘sail, curtain, covering, veil ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Velum

Ve lum Substantiv, Neutrum Anatomie, Sprachwissenschaft , das |V e lum |das Velum; Genitiv: des Velums, Vela lateinisch velum = Tuch; Segel Gaumensegel

 

Velum palatinum

Ve lum pa la ti num Substantiv, Neutrum Anatomie, Sprachwissenschaft , das |V e lum palat i num |das Velum palatinum; Velum palatinum, Vela palatina Gaumensegel

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

velum

ve lum /víːləm /名詞 複 vela /víːlə /C 〘生物 〙膜, 軟口蓋 （こうがい ）; 〘動 〙(軟体動物の )面盤 .