8 letter word starting with vel

Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
velarium noun The marginal membrane of certain medusae belonging to the Discophora.
velleity noun The lowest degree of desire; imperfect or incomplete volition.
velocity noun Quickness of motion; swiftness; speed; celerity; rapidity; as, the velocity of wind; the velocity of a planet or comet in its orbit or course; the velocity of a cannon ball; the velocity of light., Rate of motion; the relation of motion to time, measured by the number of units of space passed over by a moving body or point in a unit of time, usually the number of feet passed over in a second. See the Note under Speed.
veltfare noun The fieldfare.
velutina noun Any one of several species of marine gastropods belonging to Velutina and allied genera.
velveret noun A kind of velvet having cotton back.