ALL meanings of vela
ve·la
V v - noun vela plural of velum. 1
- noun plural vela Biology. any of various veillike or curtainlike membranous partitions. 1
- noun plural vela Anatomy. the soft palate. See under palate (def 1). 1
- noun plural vela Meteorology. a thin cloud, large in horizontal area, that is draped over or penetrated by cumuliform clouds. 1
- noun vela a constellation in the S hemisphere, close to Puppis and Carina and crossed by the Milky Way, that has four second-magnitude stars and a young bright pulsar 0
- abbreviation VELA velum 0
- noun vela a constellation in the S Milky Way between Carina and Antlia 0