uvular (redirected from uvulars)

u·vu·lar  (yvy-lr)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or associated with the uvula.

2. Linguistics Articulated by vibration of the uvula or with the back of the tongue near or touching the uvula.

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uvular [ˈjuːvjʊlə]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of or relating to the uvula

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics articulated with the uvula and the back of the tongue, such as the (r) sound of Parisian French

n

(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) a uvular consonant

uvularly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

uvular - of or relating to or associated with the uvula; "the uvular r"

Translations

uvular [ˈjuːvjələʳ] ADJ → uvular

uvular

adj → uvular; the uvular R → das Zäpfchen-R

n → Zäpfchenlaut m, → Uvular m