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What (who) is Velum - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Velum (disambiguation)
Velum
·noun ·see Veil, ·noun, 3 (b).
II. Velum ·noun A veil-like organ or part.
III. Velum ·noun A thin membrane surrounding the sporocarps of quillworts Isoetes).
IV. Velum ·noun The circular membrane that partially incloses the space beneath the umbrella of hydroid medusae.
V. Velum ·noun A delicate funnel-like membrane around the flagellum of certain Infusoria. ·see ·Illust. a of Protozoa.
VI. Velum ·noun Curtain or covering;
- applied to various membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. ·see under Palate.
velum
['vi:l?m]
¦ noun (plural vela -l?)
1. Zoology a membrane, typically bordering a cavity, especially in certain molluscs, medusae, and other invertebrates.
2. Botany the veil of a toadstool.
3. Anatomy the soft palate.
Origin
C18: from L., lit. 'sail, curtain, covering, veil'.
Cumulonimbus velum
ACCESSORY CLOUD OCCURRING WITH CUMULONIMBUS OR CUMULUS; A SMALL LAYER OF ALTOSTRATUS CLOUD WRAPPED AROUND ITS MID AREA
Cumulonimbus velum (Cb vel) (from the Latin cumulonimbus, "column-rain" + velum, "veil") is a cumulonimbus cloud with an accessory cloud veil wrapped around its mid area, representing an area of humid stable air created as a result of the growth of the parent cumulonimbus. The altostratus velum cloud appears dark in comparison to its parent cloud, and can persist even after the cumulonimbus has disintegrated.
Examples of use of Velum
1. Others had to wait several kilometers upstream (the river Velum) at Salamabad as they were not allowed go beyond that point. ‘‘She (his grandmother) had taken the bus to Muzaffarabad, two days before quake to meet her brothers.