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Soft-palate sound
Answer for the clue "Soft-palate sound ", 5 letters:
velar
Alternative clues for the word velar
Word definitions for velar in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to the velum 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')
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (label en phonetics) articulated#English at the velum or soft palate. 2 (label en mycology) Referring to a veil. n. (label en phonetics) a sound articulated at the soft palate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A new phoneme, the velar nasal, was born. ▪ 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.
Usage examples of velar.
It was our duty to die in defense of Lord Velar, yet we few did not fall.
All he had to do was allow his weight to fall forward, and the defeat of the army of Lord Velar would be .
Mountclemens says cats like to hear a repetition of syllables when they're being ad, dressed, and their ears are particularly receptive to palatal and velar sounds.
The structure of their ice apparatus, particularly the elongate mouth, prevents the pronunciation of the velar sounds.