velum

n. 软腭, 菌幕, 缘膜 [医] 帆

发音

其它 /ˈviː.ləm/
其它 /ˈviː.ləm/

词形变化

vela 复数 vela velums velums 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.

    The soft palate.

    医学
  2. 2.

    A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.

    A thin membrane partially covering the cluster of sporangia near the leaf base in quillworts and their extinct relatives.

    生物 植物学
  3. 3.

    A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.

    A veil-like membrane of immature mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is torn by growth, to reveal the gills.

    生物 植物学
  4. 4.

    A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.

    A locomotory and feeding organ provided with cilia found in the larval stage of bivalves.

    生物
  5. 5.

    A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.

    An annular membrane, typically bordering a cavity, especially in certain molluscs, medusae, and other invertebrates.

    生物 动物学
  6. 6.

    A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.

    A delicate membrane found on certain protists.

  7. 7.

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

    气象
  8. 8.

    a thin coating or film of mucus or phlegm.

    生物

词汇关系

名词

词源

Borrowed from Latin vēlum (“a cloth, covering, awning, curtain, veil”). Doublet of veil.

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