velar

Relating to the soft palate (velum) in phonetics; used to describe sounds produced with the back of the tongue near the soft palate.

• 🇩🇪Die Artikulation betreffend, bei der der hintere Zungenrücken sich dem weichen Gaumen (Velum) nähert oder ihn berührt; in der Phonetik Bezeichnung für solche Laute, z. B. [k], [g], [ŋ].

1. Relating to the velum C2 formal

   Of or relating to the velum, especially the soft palate in the mouth.

   • The velar region of the palate is important in speech production.
   • In anatomy, the velar structure is part of the oral cavity.
   • The surgeon examined the velar area for any abnormalities.

   🇩🇪Zum Velum gehörend

   Antonyme: palatal

2. Phonetic articulation C2 formal

   Produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate, as in the sounds 'k', 'g', and 'ng'.

   • The 'k' in 'cat' is a velar consonant.
   • The 'g' in 'gun' is also a velar sound.
   • The 'ng' in 'sing' is a velar nasal.

   🇩🇪Velar

• more velar comparative form
• most velar superlative form

A noun referring to a consonant sound articulated with the back of the tongue against or near the soft palate (velum).

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen Konsonanten bezeichnet, der durch Hebung des hinteren Zungenrückens an das Gaumensegel (Velum) oder in dessen Nähe gebildet wird.

1. Phonetic term C1 formal

   A speech sound produced by raising the back of the tongue to or near the soft palate (velum).

   • The sound /k/ in 'cat' is a velar.
   • In English, /g/ is also classified as a velar.
   • Linguists study how velars are articulated in different languages.

   🇩🇪Velarer Laut

   Synonyme: velar consonant

• velars plural form
• velars' possessive plural form
• velar's possessive singular form