Velar Definition

vēlər
adjective
Of or relating to a velum.
American Heritage Medicine
Of a velum; esp., of the soft palate.
Webster's New World
Articulated with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate, as (k) followed by a back vowel as in cup.
Webster's New World

(mycology) Referring to a veil.

Wiktionary
noun
A velar sound.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • velar consonant

Other Word Forms of Velar

Noun

Singular:
velar
Plural:
velars

Origin of Velar

  • From Latin velaris.

    From Wiktionary

Velar Sentence Examples

  • The foot now protrudes below the mouth, and the post-oral hemisphere of the trochosphere grows more rapidly then the anterior or velar area.

  • The ciliated band of the left side of the velar area is indicated by a line extending from v to v; the foot f is seen between the pharynx ph and the pedicle of invagination pi.

  • Farther up, within the velar area, the rudiments of the cerebral nerve-ganglion ng are seen separating from the ectoderm.

  • The palps are really derived from part of the velar area of the larva.

  • The ciliated velar ring shell-gland sk.

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Words Starting With

VVEVEL

Words Ending With

RARLAR

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Words Starting With V and Ending With R

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