velum

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Curtain or covering; -- applied to various membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See under Palate.

See Veil, n., 3 (b).

A thin membrane surrounding the sporocarps of quillworts Isoetes).

A veil-like organ or part.

The circular membrane that partially incloses the space beneath the umbrella of hydroid medusae.

A delicate funnel-like membrane around the flagellum of certain Infusoria. See Illust. a of Protozoa.

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A prenasalized stop starts out with a lowered velum that raises during the occlusion. Source: Internet

In disordered speech there are also velo-dorsal stops, with the opposite articulation: The velum lowers to contact the tongue, which remains static. Source: Internet

Therefore, although not all languages have been investigated on this point, phoneticians have recently come to use the term lingual (made with the tongue) as being more accurate for this airstream mechanism than velaric (made at the velum). Source: Internet

These species may be arranged into the variety, cumulus radiatus; and may be accompanied by up to seven supplementary features, cumulus pileus, velum, virga, praecipitatio, arcus, pannus, and tuba. Source: Internet

The upper or aboral surface is called the exumbrella and the lower surface is called the subumbrella; the mouth is located on the lower surface, which may be partially closed by a membrane extending inward from the margin (called the velum). Source: Internet

Velodorsal consonants Normal velar consonants are dorso-velar: The dorsum (body) of the tongue rises to contact the velum (soft palate) of the roof of the mouth. Source: Internet

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