vela

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈviːlə/(UK)
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/ˈviːlə/(UK) · /ˈvilə/(US)

Definition of vela

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of velum
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noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of velum

name

  1. A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the sails of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.

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Etymology

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin vēla (“sails of a ship”), plural of vēlum. Doublet of veil.

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