1. Veil-like membrane; soft palate.
2. An annular membrane projecting inward from the margin of the umbrella in some jellyfishes (as the hydromedusae)
3. A swimming organ that is especially well developed in the later larval stages of many marine gastropods
(ou vélum) grand pièce de tissu faisant office de plafond.
1. Pièce d'étoffe qui cache ou protège. Porter le voile.
2. Tissu. Un voile de lin.
3. Couverture. Un voile de nuage.
4. Obscurcissement. Un voile au poumon.