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Definition of Velar

1. Noun. A consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate.

2. Adjective. Of or relating to the velum.

3. Adjective. 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').

Definition of Velar

1. a. Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.

2. a. Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.

Definition of Velar

1. Adjective. (phonetics) Articulated at the velum or soft palate. ¹

2. Adjective. (mycology) Referring to a veil. ¹

3. Noun. (phonetics) a sound articulated at the soft palate ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Velar

1. a kind of speech sound [n -S]

Medical Definition of Velar

1. 1. Of or pertaining to a velum; especially. Of or pertaining to the soft palate. 2. Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q. See: Velum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Velar

veinulets veiny veisalgia veitchberries veitchberry vejjo vel vel sim. vela velamen

velamentous velamentous insertion velamentum velamina velar (current term) velar nasal velaria velaric velarise velarised

velarises velarium velarization velarizations velarize velarized velarizes velarizing velars

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