Definitions for velarˈvi lər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ve•larˈvi lər(adj.)
of or pertaining to a velum, esp. the soft palate.
Category: Anatomy
(of a consonant) articulated with the tongue close to or touching the soft palate, as the sounds (k), (g), or (ng).
Category: Phonetics
(n.)a velar consonant.
Category: Phonetics
Origin of velar:
1720–30; < L
Princeton's WordNet
velar, velar consonant(adj)
a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
velar(adj)
of or relating to the velum
velar(adj)
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')
Wiktionary
velar(Noun)
a sound articulated at the soft palate
velar(Adjective)
Articulated at the velum or soft palate.
velar(Adjective)
Referring to a veil.
Webster Dictionary
Velar(adj)
of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate
Velar(adj)
having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q
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