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Re the soft palate
Answer for the clue "Re the soft palate ", 5 letters:
velar
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Word definitions for velar in dictionaries
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1726, from Latin velaris , from velum "sail, curtain" (see veil (n.)). Originally an architect's term for a type of cupola resembling a swelling sail; phonetics sense is from 1876, on notion of "pertaining to the velum," the anatomist's name for the soft ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Velar \Ve"lar\, a. [See Velum .] Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate. (Phon.) Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q.
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.