1.
[syn: velar, velar consonant]
ADJECTIVE (2)
1. of or relating to the velum;
2. 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');
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Velar \Ve"lar\, a. [See Velum.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining
to the soft palate.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Phon.) Having the place of articulation on the soft
palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and
hard g.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
velar
adj 1: of or relating to the velum
2: 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')
n 1: a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching
or near the soft palate [syn: velar, velar consonant]