velar

adj, noun — 3 senses

adj

UK /ˈviːlə/ · US /ˈviːlɚ/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”). By surface analysis, vel(um) + -ar.

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences Articulated at the velum or soft palate.

Biology, Mycology, Natural sciences Referring to a veil or velum.

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”). By surface analysis, vel(um) + -ar.

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences A sound articulated at the soft palate.

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