velar

• Relatif au voile du palais (ou palais mou) ; se dit en phonétique des sons articulés avec le dos de la langue contre le voile du palais.

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

1. C2formal

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

   vélaire

   • 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.

   Antonymespalatal

2. Phonetic articulationC2formal

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

   articulation vélaire

   • 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.

• Nom désignant un son consonantique articulé en élevant le dos de la langue vers ou contre le voile du palais (le velum).

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

1. Phonetic termC1formal

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

   Consonne vélaire

   • 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.

   Synonymesvelar consonant