Defenition of the word velar

• Defenition of the word velar

  • A sound articulated at the soft palate.
  • (Of sounds) Articulated at the soft palate.
  • 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')
  • of or relating to the velum
  • 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'')
  • a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate

Similar words in the velar

• • hard

Hypernyms for the word velar

• • consonant

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