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Definitions: Velum |
VelumNoun1. Membrane of the young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth; represented in mature mushroom by an annulus around the stem and sometimes a cortina on the margin of the cap. 2. Membrane initially completely investing the young sporophore of various mushrooms that is ruptured by growth; represented in the mature mushroom by a volva around lower part of stem and scales on upper surface of the cap. 3. A muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Biology & Biotechnology | Any of various veillike or curtainlike membranous partitions. Source: European Union. (references) |
Geography | An accessory cloud veil of great horizontal extent, close above or attached to the upper part of one or several cumuliform clouds which often pierce it. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
VELUM | Greek | πέπλος | Geography |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: VelumSynonyms: partial veil (n), soft palate (n), universal veil (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Velum |
| English words defined with "velum": nasalise, nasalize ♦ velar. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "velum": cloud resulting from explosion. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "velum": Velar, Velella, Veliferous, Veliger, Velivolant. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Velum" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (sail), Hungarian (barb), Latin (awning, covering, curtain, sail, veil). |
| "Velum" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Velum" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 3 | 202,518 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
velum | 15 |
velum paper | 15 |
velum envelope | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "velum"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | qiellëz e butë. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | غشاء (capsule, diaphragm, envelope, film, integument, membrane, overlay, tegument). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | ципа (coat, cuticle, envelope, envelopment, membrane, shell, skin), мекото небце, мембрана (coat, diaphragm, membrane, pickup). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | velum (film, pellicle, veil), vel, sejl (sail), ganesejl, bloede gane. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | velum (sail), zacht gehemelte. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | purjepilvi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | voile du palais. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Hülle (can, canning, case, clad, cladding, cover, envelope, envelope file, exterior, folder 2. paper wrapper, holder, insulation, integument, involucre, jacket, linear assembly, linear assy, paper file, sheath, shell, skin, sleeve, sleeve assembly, sleeve assy, top, wrapper, wrapping). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | VELUM, μεμβράνη του ουρανίσκου, πέπλος (veil), ουρανίσκοσ (palate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | וילו ות (drapery, hangings). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | lágy íny (soft palate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | velo (bee veil, blurring, cover, film, fog, fog density, fogging, gauze, haze, poil, poil silk, shroud, single silk, single yarn, singles, veil, voile, web). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 연구개 (Vela). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | paar meein (fine velum). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | elumvay véu palatino, véu do paladar, 'velum'. (various references) занавес (curtain, purdah). (various references) opna (coat, membrane, tunic, tunica). (various references) velum, velo (bloom, blooming, catch-up, film, flash, flash plate, fog, fog density, haze, Mantilla, mist, pellicle, shroud, veil, veiling, web), vel. (various references) velum, hinna (attain, catch, coat, coating, find time, have time, integument, involucre, membrane, reach, scum, skin), gomsegel (soft palate). (various references) zar (bones, cortes, die, film, integument, lamina, membrane, pellicle, skin, tegument, wall), yumuşak damak, cenin zarı. (various references) м'яке піднебіння. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 23, Verse 45 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eskotisqh o hlioV kai escisqh to katapetasma tou naou meson |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et obscuratus est sol et velum templi scissum est medium |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | And sunne wæs aþystrod and þæs temples wahryft wearð toslyten onmiddan; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And the sun was maad derk, and the veile of the temple was to-rent atwo. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And the sonne was darckened. And the vayle of the temple dyd rent even thorow the myddes. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the sun was darkened, and the vail of the temple was rent in the midst. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The light of the sun went out, and the curtain in the Temple was parted in two. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 23, Verse 45 |
| Bulgarian | като потъмня слънцето; и завесата на храма се раздра през средата. |
| Cebuano | samtang ang Adlaw nawad-an sa kahayag; ang tabil sa templo nagilis sa taliwala. |
| Chinese | 日 變 黑 了 ． 殿 裡 的 " 子 從 當 中 裂 為 兩 半 。 |
| Croatian | jer sunce pomrèa, a hramska se zavjesa razdrije po sredini. |
| Danish | idet Solen formørkedes; og Forhænget i Templet splittedes midt over. |
| Dutch | En de zon werd verduisterd, en het voorhangsel des tempels scheurde midden door. |
| Finnish | sillä aurinko oli pimentynyt. Ja temppelin esirippu repesi keskeltä kahtia. |
| French | Le soleil s`obscurcit, et le voile du temple se déchira par le milieu. |
| German | und die Sonne verlor ihren Schein, und der Vorhang des Tempels zerriß mitten entzwei. |
| Haitian Creole | Rido ki te nan tanp lan chire fè de moso. |
| Hungarian | És meghomályosodék a nap, és a templom kárpitja középen ketté hasada. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Gorden yang tergantung di dalam Rumah Tuhan, sobek menjadi dua. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka cahaya matahari pun hilanglah; dan tirai Bait Allah cariklah terbelah dua. |
| Italian | Il velo del tempio si squarciò nel mezzo. |
| Korean | 성 소 의 휘 장 이 한 가 운 데 가 찢 어 지 " 라 |
| Latvian | Un saule aptumðojâs, un priekðkars svçtnîcâ pârplîsa vidû puðu. |
| Maori | I pouri hoki te ra, a i wahia te arai o te whare tapu i waenganui pu. |
| Modern Greek | και εσκοτισθη ο ηλιος και εσχισθη εις το μεσον το καταπετασμα του ναου· |
| Norwegian | og solen blev formørket, og forhenget i templet revnet midtefter. |
| Portuguese | e rasgou-se ao meio o véu do santuário. |
| Rumanian | Soarele s`a kntunecat, wi perdeaua dinlquntrul Templului s`a rupt prin mijloc. |
| Russian | Й ПНЕТЛМП УПМО"Е, Й ЪБЧЕУБ Ч ИТБНЕ ТБЪ"ТБМБУШ П УТЕ"ЙОЕ. |
| Shuar | Tsawái nantusha mushatmarmiayi. Tura Jerusarénnum Yusa Uunt Jeencha tarach ajamu aa Jímiapetek nakaakamiayi. |
| Spanish | El sol se oscureció, y el velo del templo se rasgó por en medio. |
| Swahili | na pazia lililokuwa limetundikwa Hekaluni likapasuka vipande viwili. |
| Swedish | i det att solen miste sitt sken. Och förlåten i templet rämnade mitt itu. |
| Thai | "วงอาทิตย์ก็มื"ไป ม่านในพระวิหารก็ขา"ตรงกลาง |
| Ukrainian | І сонце затьмилось, і в храмі завіса роздерлась надво"... |
| Uma | Kain porini-olo' to tetoe hi rala Tomi Alata'ala, mobika' ntongo' jadi' rontau. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"Velum" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ellum, elum, evum, feel'um, Mellum, Ovulum, Rellum, selum, valim, valon, valum, valume, veau, velim, velin, vellem, vello, vellom, vellus, vellux, velm, velo, velon, Velu, velun, velux, venum, verum, veu, vilum, Vilyui, virum, vocum, volem, volu, volum, volumn. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-l-m-u-v" | |
-1 letter: mule. | |
-2 letters: elm, emu, leu, lev, lum, luv, mel. | |
-3 letters: el, em, me, mu, um. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-l-m-u-v" | |
+1 letter: vellum, volume. | |
+2 letters: eluvium, vellums, volumed, volumes. | |
+3 letters: eluviums, emulsive, misvalue, velarium, vermoulu, vexillum. | |
+4 letters: effluvium, emulative, impulsive, marvelous, misvalued, misvalues, unmovable, volumeter. | |
+5 letters: compulsive, cumulative, effluviums, marvellous, multilevel, simulative, venomously, vermicular, volumeters, volumetric. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 65 6C 75 6D |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)...- . .-.. ..- -- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01100101 01101100 01110101 01101101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V e l u m |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 0065 006C 0075 006D |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5671788779 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Bible Trace 8. Abbreviations | 9. Acronyms 10. Derivations 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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