Velum may refer to:
Human anatomy
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Superior medullary velum, anterior medullary velum or valve of Vieussens, white matter, in the brain, which stretches between the superior cerebellar peduncles
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Frenulum of superior medullary velum, a slightly raised white band passing to the superior medullary velum
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Inferior medullary velum or posterior medullary velum, a thin layer of white substance, prolonged from the white center of the cerebellum
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Velum interpositum or choroid plexus, a structure in the brain where cerebrospinal fluid is produced
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Cavum veli interpositi, a condition in which the cistern of the velum interpositum becomes dilated
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Palatal velum or soft palate, the soft tissue constituting the back of the roof of the mouth
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Levator velum palatini muscle or levator veli palatini, the elevator muscle of the soft palate
Nature
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Cumulonimbus velum
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 ...
, a cloud type
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Solemya velum'', or Atlantic awning clam
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Agrotis velum or lycophotia molothina, a moth
* Velum or
veil (mycology), one of several structures in fungi
* Velum, a morphological feature of
quillworts
* Velum, the locomotory and feeding organ found in the larval
veliger
A veliger is the planktonic larva of many kinds of sea snails and freshwater snails, as well as most bivalve molluscs (clams) and tusk shells.
Description
The veliger is the characteristic larva of the gastropod, bivalve and scaphopod taxono ...
stage of bivalves
Architecture
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Velarium
A ("curtain") was a type of awning used in Ancient Rome, Roman times. It stretched over the whole of the , the seating area in Amphitheatre, amphitheaters, to protect spectators from the sun. Retractable awnings were relatively common through ...
, also known as velum, a textile overhang used in Roman times
See also
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Vellum
Vellum is prepared animal skin or membrane, typically used as writing material. It is often distinguished from parchment, either by being made from calfskin (rather than the skin of other animals), or simply by being of a higher quality. Vellu ...
, animal skin that is similar to parchment and that is used as medium for writing, book printing, and book binding
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