Words and phrases that have a meaning related to velum: (135 results)
Often used in the same context:
onionskin, glassine, pen nib, chromo, nappa, vellum, radiolucent, sepal, openwork, albumen, pontil, waviness, nubuck, fluting, fingerlike, saddle stitching, gusseted, commissure, paperlike, threadlike, octahedron, punctate, macules, flowerlike, photomicrograph, organdy, copperplate, malar, guilloche, palatal, corrugation, septa, foolscap, lamellae, laminae, bicolored, volute, eccrine, intaglio printing, philtrum, recto, flacon, accordion pleats, polyhedron, yellow ocher, pinna, tympanum, palps, voile, blotting paper, fundus, halftones, lucidum, serifs, redish, acoustic impedance, selvage, mottle, friability, proteinaceous, eosin, condyle, octavo, strawflower, clothbound, dichromate, bifold, calyx, dentil, aluminous, radiopaque, rhomboid, tubelike, gazar, photopolymer, periosteum, sulcus, shagreen, spandrels, midrib, ribbonlike, umbels, spinneret, couverture, multicolour, sunray, trabeculae, stockinette, edgings, icosahedral, pale violet, slipcase, tracery, whorl, flecking, rootlets, semicircles, papillae, ringlet, choroid, calfskin, caul, thorax, pharynx, maxilla, oesophagus, annulus, flagellum, larynx, pedicle, ramus, abdomen, anus, columella, lip, mandible, neck, proboscis, siphon, sternum, apex, carapace
More specific:
cortina
Part of:
palate, roof of the mouth
More general:
flap, plant part
Synonyms:
Also try:partial veil, soft palate, universal veil
— Adjectives for velum: medullary, anterior, superior, posterior, inferior, artificial, short, ciliated, cleft, marginal, thin, more...
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