velar

[ vee-ler ]

/ ˈvi lər /

adjective

of or relating to a velum, especially the soft palate.

Phonetics. articulated with the back of the tongue held close to or touching the soft palate.

noun

Phonetics. a velar sound.

Origin of velar

From the Latin word vēlāris, dating back to 1720–30. See velum, -ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM velar

post·ve·lar, adjectivepseu·do·ve·lar, adjective

Words nearby velar

Veiovis, vel., vela, velamen, velamentous, velar, velaric airstream, velarium, velarize, velarized, Velasco Ibarra

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Example sentences from the Web for velar

This is that part of the velar folds which comes together in the middle line and closes the entrance into the respiratory chamber.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
What, then, are these velar folds, and how is it that the tubular muscles of these two segments become the velar muscles?
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
The metastoma, which has become in Ammocœtes the lower lip supplied by the velar or mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve ; 2.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
The velar or mandibular nerve supplies in Ammocœtes the muscles of the lower lip.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell

The palps are really derived from part of the velar area of the larva.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for velar

velar

/ (ˈviːlə) /

adjective

of, relating to, or attached to a velumvelar tentacles

phonetics articulated with the soft palate and the back of the tongue, as in the sounds (k), (ɡ), or (ŋ)

Word Origin for velar

C18: from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum veil

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for velar

velar

[ vē′lər ]

adj.

Of or relating to a velum.

Concerning or using the soft palate.

单词	velar
释义	velar [ vee-ler ] / ˈvi lər / adjective of or relating to a velum, especially the soft palate. Phonetics. articulated with the back of the tongue held close to or touching the soft palate. noun Phonetics. a velar sound. Origin of velar From the Latin word vēlāris, dating back to 1720–30. See velum, -ar¹ OTHER WORDS FROM velar post·ve·lar, adjectivepseu·do·ve·lar, adjective Words nearby velar Veiovis, vel., vela, velamen, velamentous, velar, velaric airstream, velarium, velarize, velarized, Velasco Ibarra Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for velar This is that part of the velar folds which comes together in the middle line and closes the entrance into the respiratory chamber. The Origin of Vertebrates\|Walter Holbrook Gaskell What, then, are these velar folds, and how is it that the tubular muscles of these two segments become the velar muscles? The Origin of Vertebrates\|Walter Holbrook Gaskell The metastoma, which has become in Ammocœtes the lower lip supplied by the velar or mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve ; 2. The Origin of Vertebrates\|Walter Holbrook Gaskell The velar or mandibular nerve supplies in Ammocœtes the muscles of the lower lip. The Origin of Vertebrates\|Walter Holbrook Gaskell The palps are really derived from part of the velar area of the larva. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1\|Various British Dictionary definitions for velar velar / (ˈviːlə) / adjective of, relating to, or attached to a velumvelar tentacles phonetics articulated with the soft palate and the back of the tongue, as in the sounds (k), (ɡ), or (ŋ) Word Origin for velar C18: from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum veil Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for velar velar [ vē′lər ] adj. Of or relating to a velum. Concerning or using the soft palate. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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