Velum

Velum (Latin for 'sail, cover, veil') stands for:

in antiquity a door curtain
an item of clothing in the Catholic liturgy that is worn over the shoulders, see Velum (liturgical clothing)
a cloth that covers the mass or communion chalice with palla and paten, the chalice veil
a circular curtain covering the ciborium , the ciborium velum

Velum palatinum , the soft palate

Velum medullare inferius and superius , the medullary cusps in the roof of the fourth ventricle, see cerebral ventricle # Fourth ventricle
in zoology a protruding lobe on the edge of the umbrella of a jellyfish
the lobes of the Veliger larvae of molluscs, see Veliger
in mycology the membranous shell of young mushrooms, see Velum (mycology)
in meteorology an accompanying cloud Velum (cloud)
Drawing tool for mapping perspective representations, see thread grid

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