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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

velum

/ˈviː.ləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
velum
IPA
/ˈviː.ləm/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.

noun

A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.

noun

A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.

noun

A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.

noun

A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.

noun

A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.

noun

An accessory cloud resembling a veil extending over a large distance; normally associated with cumulus and cumulonimbus.

noun

a thin coating or film of mucus or phlegm.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weg- Proto-Indo-European *wegslomder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.? Proto-Italic *wekslom Latin vēlumbor. English velum Borrowed from Latin vēlum (“a cloth, covering, awning, curtain, veil”). Doublet of veil.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

vela (plural) velums (plural)

Derived Forms

pseudovelum velar

Synonyms

soft palate veil

Rhymes With

caelum

Questions

How do you pronounce velum?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈviː.ləm/.
What does velum mean?
A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.
Where does velum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce velum

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