Phrase Hound found 6 phrases and 16 compound words that contain velar. The most common are listed below. Open velar in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 6
- velar nasalA nasal consonant voiced, as the sound of "ng" in English "sing", represented with ŋ in the IPA phonetic alphabet.
- labio-velarAlternative spelling of labiovelar: co-articulated at the velum and the lips
- non-velarAlternative form of nonvelar: Not velar.
- velar pinchThe "pinch" that occurs between the second and third formants of vowels immediately before and after velar stops.
- velar pinchesplural of velar pinch: The "pinch" that occurs between the second and third formants of vowels immediately before and after velar stops.
- velar nasalsplural of velar nasal: A nasal consonant voiced, as the sound of "ng" in English "sing", represented with ŋ in the IPA phonetic alphabet.
Compound words 16
- velarizationThe act or process of velarizing.
- velarizeTo raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool.
- equivelarIn which each face and vertex has the same number of edges
- intravelarWithin or into the velum.
- nonvelarNot velar.
- postvelarHaving an articulation intermediate between velar and uvular.
- prevelarHaving an articulation intermediate between palatal and velar.
- velaricProduced by combining a closure at the velum and a lowering of the tongue to decrease the pressure in the mouth.
- velarisationAlternative form of velarization: The act or process of velarizing.
- velariseAlternative form of velarize: To raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool.