Word familyadjectivevelarvelaricvelarizedvelatenounvelariumvelarizationvelumveligerverbvelarize
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ve·lar /ˈviːlə $ -ər/adjectiveadj technical
SLa velar consonant such as /k/ or /g/ is made by putting the back of your tongue close to the soft part at the top of your mouth 软腭音的〔如/k/或/g/〕
Examples from the Corpus
velar• Loss of the velar fricative is a change that was finally adopted in near-standard vernaculars and formal styles.• Syllabic velar nasal is also possible in this context.• A new phoneme, the velar nasal, was born.
Originvelar
(1700-1800)Modern Latinvelaris, from velum“back part of the top of the mouth”, from Latin; → VEIL1