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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
/ ˈːə /
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 )
Other 51Թ Forms
- postvelar adjective
- pseudovelar adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of velar1
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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