- velar⇄adj. 1. of or having to do with a velum, especially the soft palate.
Ex. Velar closure ... is the closure of the oral passage by the tongue against the lower surface of the velum (Henry A. Gleason, Jr.).
2. (Phonetics.) pronounced with the b - velar⇄noun (Phonetics.) a velar sound.
- velar⇄velar, adjective, noun.