VELAR


Meaning of VELAR in English

/vee"leuhr/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to a velum, esp. the soft palate.

2. Phonet. articulated with the back of the tongue held close to or touching the soft palate.

n.

3. Phonet. a velar sound.

[ 1720-30; velaris. See VELUM, -AR 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .