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velar

Adjective

ve=lar

WORDNET DICTIONARY

velar(n = noun.communication) velar consonant - a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate;

is a kind of consonant

velar(s = adj.all) - 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, a. [See Velum.].

Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate. [1913 Webster]
Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard g. [1913 Webster]

velar, adj.
1 of a veil or velum.
2 Phonet. (of a sound) pronounced with the back of the tongue near the soft palate.

Etymology

L velaris f. velum: see VELUM