/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 ]
/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 . 2012