[ 'vi:lə ]
■ adjective
1》 relating to a veil or velum.
2》 Phonetics (of a speech sound) pronounced with the back of the tongue near the soft palate, as in k and g in English.
■ noun a ~ sound.
Derivatives
~ization or ~isation ˌvi:lərʌɪ'zeɪʃ(ə)n noun
~ize or ~ise verb
Origin
C18: from L. ~is , from velum (see velum ).