Associations to the word «Velar»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
VELAR, adjective. (phonetics) Articulated at the velum or soft palate.
VELAR, adjective. (mycology) Referring to a veil.
VELAR, noun. (phonetics) a sound articulated at the soft palate
VELAR NASAL, noun. (phonetics) A nasal consonant voiced as the sound of "ng" in English "sing", represented with ŋ in the IPA phonetic alphabet.
VELAR PINCH, noun. (phonetics) The "pinch" that occurs between the second and third formants of vowels immediately before and after velar stops.
VELAR PINCHES, noun. Plural of velar pinch
Dictionary definition
VELAR, noun. A consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate.
VELAR, adjective. Of or relating to the velum.
VELAR, adjective. 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').
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.