French Meaning of velar

vélaire

Other French words related to vélaire

Definitions and Meaning of velar in English

Wordnet

velar (n)

a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate

Wordnet

velar (a)

of or relating to the velum

Wordnet

velar (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')

Webster

velar (a.)

Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.

Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q.

FAQs About the word velar

vélaire

a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate, of or relating to the velum, produced with the back of the tongue touching or

glottique,uvulaire,étouffé,fissuré,dissonant,inharmonieux,bruyant,tendu,étranglé,strident

doux,doré,liquide,mielleux,doux,soyeux,lisse,doux,apaisant,sucré

vela => voile, veiny => veineux, veinstone => gangue, veinous => Veineux, veinlike => veineux,