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velar
[ vee-ler ]
adjective
- of or relating to a velum, especially the soft palate.
- Phonetics. articulated with the back of the tongue held close to or touching the soft palate.
noun
- Phonetics. a velar sound.
velar
/ ˈviːlə /
adjective
- of, relating to, or attached to a velum
velar tentacles
- phonetics articulated with the soft palate and the back of the tongue, as in the sounds ( k ), ( ɡ ), or ( ŋ )
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Other Words From
- post·velar adjective
- pseudo·velar adjective
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Word History and Origins
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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.
From Scientific American
The foot now protrudes below the mouth, and the post-oral hemisphere of the trochosphere grows more rapidly then the anterior or velar area.
From Project Gutenberg
Large and heavy velar vocal folds let male koalas bellow at low frequencies.
From Scientific American
Farther up, within the velar area, the rudiments of the cerebral nerve-ganglion ng are seen separating from the ectoderm.
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