velar

ve·lar  (vlr)

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.

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	velar - a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate velar consonant 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"

Translations

velar [ˈviːləʳ] ADJ → velar

velar

adj → velar

n → Velar(laut) m