different between velum vs velamen

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?vi?.l?m/, /?v?l.?m/

Noun

velum (plural vela or velums)

1. a thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain, such as:
   1. (anatomy) the soft palate
   2. (botany) a thin membrane partially covering the cluster of sporangia near the leaf base in quillworts and their extinct relatives
   3. (mycology) 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
   4. (malacology) a locomotory and feeding organ provided with cilia found in the larval stage of bivalves
   5. (zoology) a annular membrane, typically bordering a cavity, especially in certain molluscs, medusae, and other invertebrates
   6. a delicate membrane found on certain protists
2. (meteorology) an accessory cloud resembling a veil extending over a large distance; normally associated with cumulus and cumulonimbus

Derived terms

• velar (adjective)

References

• “velum”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “velum”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• mvule

Faroese

Noun

velum

1. indefinite dative plural of vel

French

Alternative forms

• vélum

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin velum (“veil, sail”).

Noun

velum m (plural velums)

1. velum

Latin

Etymology

• From Proto-Italic *wekslom, from Proto-Indo-European *wegslom, from *weg- (“to weave, bind”). Note its diminutive form v?xillum (as in p?lus > p?xillus). Cognate with English wick.

• Others refer it to *we??- (“to ride”), thus "that which propels". Cognate with Proto-Slavic *veslo (“oar”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?u?e?.lum/, [?u?e??????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ve.lum/, [?v??lum]

Noun

v?lum n (genitive v?l?); second declension

1. a cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning
2. (usually in the plural) the sail of a ship

Inflection

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

References

• velum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• velum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• velum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• velum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
• velum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

English

Etymology

From Latin

Noun

velamen (plural velamina)

1. (anatomy) A covering membrane or velum
2. (botany) A spongy, usually pale, multiseriate epidermis (i.e. consisting of multiple layers of cells) covering the roots of some kinds of plants, especially plant species with an epiphytic or semi-epiphytic habit. Examples include various orchid and Clivia species

Latin

Etymology

From v?l? (“I cover, wrap”) +? -men (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /u?e??la?.men/, [u?e????ä?m?n]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ve?la.men/, [v??l??m?n]

Noun

v?l?men n (genitive v?l?minis); third declension

1. cover, covering
2. clothing, robe, garment
3. veil

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

References

• velamen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• velamen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• velamen in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• velamen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• velamen in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Spanish

Noun

velamen m (plural velámenes)

1. (nautical) set of sails of a boat