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
velar
(phonetics) Articulated at the velum or soft palate.
(mycology) Referring to a veil or velum.
velar (plural velars)
(phonetics) a sound articulated at the soft palate
• arvel, larve, laver, ravel, reval
Source: Wiktionary
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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldÃa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolÃvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
