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English
Etymology
Italian
Noun
velatura (countable and uncountable, plural velaturas or velature)
- (art) A translucent whitish glaze in painting.
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ve.laˈtu.ra/
- Rhymes: -ura
- Hyphenation: ve‧la‧tù‧ra
Noun
velatura f (plural velature)
- covering, veiling
- a filmy layer
- opacity (of wine)
- the sails of a ship considered as a whole
- the wings etc. of an aircraft considered as a whole
Descendants
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Latin
Participle
vēlātūra
- inflection of vēlātūrus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Participle
vēlātūrā
- ablative feminine singular of vēlātūrus
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian velatura.
Pronunciation
Noun
velatura f (plural velaturi)
- veiling
- haze
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
velatura f (plural velaturas)
- Alternative form of veladura