Definitions for velar
ˈvi lərve·lar

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. velar, velar consonantadjective

   a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate

2. velaradjective

   of or relating to the velum

3. velaradjective

   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')

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. velarnoun

   a sound articulated at the soft palate

2. velaradjective

   Articulated at the velum or soft palate.

3. velaradjective

   Referring to a veil.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. velar

   Velars are consonants articulated with the back part of the tongue (the dorsum) against the soft palate, the back part of the roof of the mouth (also known as the “velum”). Since the velar region of the roof of the mouth is relatively extensive and the movements of the dorsum are not very precise, velars easily undergo assimilation, shifting their articulation back or to the front depending on the quality of adjacent vowels. They often become automatically fronted, that is partly or completely palatal before a following front vowel, and retracted, that is partly or completely uvular before back vowels. Palatalised velars (like English /k/ in keen or cube) are sometimes referred to as palatovelars. Many languages also have labialized velars, such as [kʷ], in which the articulation is accompanied by rounding of the lips. There are also labial–velar consonants, which are doubly articulated at the velum and at the lips, such as [k͡p]. This distinction disappears with the approximant consonant [w] since labialization involves adding of a labial approximant articulation to a sound, and this ambiguous situation is often called labiovelar.A velar trill or tap is not possible according to the International Phonetics Association: see the shaded boxes on the table of pulmonic consonants. In the velar position, the tongue has an extremely restricted ability to carry out the type of motion associated with trills or taps, and the body of the tongue has no freedom to move quickly enough to produce a velar trill or flap.

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1. velar

   Velar refers to a specific type of articulatory phonetics in linguistics, generally associated with sounds produced when the back of the tongue contacts the velum, which is the soft part of the roof of the mouth towards the back. These sounds include some consonants and vowels often referred to as "velar" sounds. The term velar can also be used in anatomy to describe something related to the soft palate or velum.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Velaradjective

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

2. Velaradjective

   having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q

3. Etymology: [See Velum.]

Anagrams for velar »

1. arvel

2. laver

3. ravel

4. larve

5. ralev

How to pronounce velar?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of velar in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of velar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=velar
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Velar
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velar
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/velar