ve·lar (v  l r)adj. 1. a. Of or relating to a velum. b. Concerning or using the soft palate. 2. Articulated with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate, as (g) in good and (k) in king. n. A velar consonant. |
velar [ˈviːlə]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) of, relating to, or attached to a velum velar tentacles
2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics articulated with the soft palate and the back of the tongue, as in the sounds (k), (g), or (ŋ)
[from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum veil]
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| Noun | 1. | velar - a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate consonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel |
| Adj. | 1. | velar - of or relating to the velum |
| 2. | velar - 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') hard - (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum; "Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants" |
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