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velar

[ vee-ler ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a velum, especially the soft palate.
  2. Phonetics. articulated with the back of the tongue held close to or touching the soft palate.


noun

  1. Phonetics. a velar sound.

velar

/ ˈviːlə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or attached to a velum

    velar tentacles

  2. phonetics articulated with the soft palate and the back of the tongue, as in the sounds ( k ), ( ɡ ), or ( ŋ )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • post·velar adjective
  • pseudo·velar adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of velar1

From the Latin word vēlāris, dating back to 1720–30. See velum, -ar 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of velar1

C18: from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum veil
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Example Sentences

These velar vocal folds are three times longer than the pair in the voice box and weigh 683 times more.

The foot now protrudes below the mouth, and the post-oral hemisphere of the trochosphere grows more rapidly then the anterior or velar area.

Large and heavy velar vocal folds let male koalas bellow at low frequencies.

Farther up, within the velar area, the rudiments of the cerebral nerve-ganglion ng are seen separating from the ectoderm.

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