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Webster 1913 Edition


Velar

Ve′lar

,
Adj.
[See
Velum
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to a velum; esp.
(Anat.)
of or pertaining to the soft palate.
2.
(Phon.)
Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural;
as, the
velar
consonants, such as k and hard g
.

Definition 2024


vélar

vélar

See also: velar

French

Noun

vélar m (plural vélars)

  1. a wallflower (member of the genus Erysimum)