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velar
ve·lar V0046800 (vē′lər)adj.1. a. Of or relating to a velum.b. Concerning or using the soft palate.2. Articulated with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate, as (g) in good and (k) in king.n. A velar consonant.velar (ˈviːlə) adj1. (Zoology) of, relating to, or attached to a velum: velar tentacles. 2. (Anatomy) of, relating to, or attached to a velum: velar tentacles. 3. (Botany) of, relating to, or attached to a velum: velar tentacles. 4. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics articulated with the soft palate and the back of the tongue, as in the sounds (k), (ɡ), or (ŋ)[C18: from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum veil]ve•lar (ˈvi lər)
adj. 1. of or pertaining to a velum, esp. the soft palate. 2. (of a consonant) articulated with the tongue close to or touching the soft palate, as the sounds (k), (g), or (ng). n. 3. a velar consonant. [1720–30; < Latin] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | velar - a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palatevelar consonantconsonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel | | Adj. | 1. | velar - of or relating to the velum | | 2. | velar - produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as `k' in `cat' and `g' in `gun' and `ng' in `sing')hard - (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum; "Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants" |
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ve·lar (vē'lăr), Relating to any velum, especially the velum palati.velar (vē′lər)adj.1. a. Of or relating to a velum.b. Concerning or using the soft palate.2. Articulated with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate, as (g) in good and (k) in king.n. A velar consonant.ve·lar (vē'lăr) Relating to any velum, especially the velum palatinum. velar (vē′lăr) [L. velum, a veil] Pert. to a velum or veil-like structure.velar
Related to velar: glottalSynonyms for velarnoun a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palateSynonymsRelated Wordsadj produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as 'k' in 'cat' and 'g' in 'gun' and 'ng' in 'sing')Related Words |