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uvular

adj, noun — 3 senses

uvular

adj

UK /ˈjuːvjʊlə/ · US /ˈjuvjələɹ/

Etymology From Latin ūvulāris. By surface analysis, uvula + -ar.

1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Of or relating to the uvula.

2

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences Of a sound, articulated with the uvula (the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate).

Derived terms
labiouvular

uvular

noun

Etymology From Latin ūvulāris. By surface analysis, uvula + -ar.

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences A sound articulated with the uvula.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.