Thesaurus: velar

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1. a. Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.
2. a. Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q.
3. adj. of or relating to the velum
4. adj. 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’)
5. n. a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
6. 1. Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate. 2. (Phon.) Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q.
7. Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural;as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q.
8. n. a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate a. of or relating to the velum s. 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')