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Adjective: velar  vee-lu(r)
  1. Of or relating to the velum
     
  2. 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')
Noun: velar  vee-lu(r)
  1. A consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
    - velar consonant

Derived forms: velars

See also: hard, velum

Type of: consonant

Encyclopedia: Velar

Nearest

vein
vein of penis
veinal
veined
veinless
veinlet
veinlike
veinous
veiny
Vela
velar
velar consonant
Velazquez
Velban
Velcro
velcro
veld
veldt
veleta
veliger
vell