velum
Kelime Anlamı :

1. velum.
2. cenin zarı.
3. yumuşak damak.
4. yelken.
5. zar.
6. ince zar.
7. anat.
8. (Vela).
9. perde gibi bölme; zar.
10. damak eteği.
Tanımlar :
1. biology A covering or partition of thin membranous tissue, such as the veil of a mushroom or a membrane of the brain.
2. anatomy the soft palate.
3. zoology A ciliated swimming organ that develops in certain larval stages of most marine gastropod mollusks.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A thin membrane, resembling a veil, such as:
2. an accessory cloud resembling a veil extending over a large distance. normally associated with cumulus and cumulonimbus.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. A curtain or covering; -- applied to various membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. see under palate.
2.
3. see veil, n., 3 (b).
4. A thin membrane surrounding the sporocarps of quillworts Isoetes).
5. A veil-like organ or part.
6. the circular membrane that partially incloses the space beneath the umbrella of hydroid medusæ.
7. A delicate funnel-like membrane around the flagellum of certain Infusoria. see Illust. a of protozoa.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
2. a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.