Velar

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Velar Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0

of or relating to the velum
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')

Velar Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.
(Phon.) Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q.

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Velar consonant: Velars are consonant s articulated with the back part of the tongue (the dorsum )against the soft palate, the back part of the roof of the ...
Velar nasal: The velar nasal is the sound of ng in English si ng. It is a type of consonant al sound, used in some spoken language s. The symbol in ...
Voiceless velar fricative: The voiceless velar fricative is a type of consonant al sound used in some spoken language s. The x sound was part of the consonant ...
Labiovelar consonant: It may mean labial-velar (a consonant made at two places of articulation , one at the lips and the other at the soft palate), or it may ...
Voiced velar fricative: The voiced velar fricative is a type of consonant al sound, used in various spoken language s. It is not found in English today, but did ...
Velar stop: Velar stop or velar plosive may refer to: voiceless velar plosive voiced velar plosive -
Velar fricative: Velar fricative can refer to. voiced velar fricative. ɣ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. voiceless velar fricative. x in the International ...
Voiceless velar lateral fricative: The voiceless velar lateral fricative is a very rare speech sound. As one element of an affricate , it is found for example in Zulu and ...
Velar ejective: The velar ejective is a type of consonant al sound , used in some spoken language s. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet ...