VELAR

velar

(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’)

velar

(adjective) of or relating to the velum

velar, velar consonant

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

velar

(phonetics) Articulated at the velum or soft palate.

(mycology) Referring to a veil or velum.

Noun

velar (plural velars)

(phonetics) a sound articulated at the soft palate

Anagrams

• arvel, larve, laver, ravel, reval

Source: Wiktionary

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Ve"lar, a. Etym: [See Velum.]

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

2. (Phon.)

Definition: Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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