Dictionary Entry
velar
velar is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.
- 2adjective
Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q.
- 3noun
a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
- 4adjective
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')
- 5adjective
of or relating to the velum
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