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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

velar ['vɪlɚ] ['vɪːlə]
  1. 1. adjective [Anatomy] 膜的帆的
  2. 2. adjective [Phonetics] 软颚音的
  3. 3. noun [Phonetics] 软颚音;后颚音;舌面后音

Collins English-English Dictionary

velar ['viːlə]
  1. 1. adj of, relating to, or attached to a velum
    velar tentacles
  2. 2. adj [phonetics] articulated with the soft palate and the back of the tongue, as in the sounds (k), (g), or ([ng])
  3. 3. adj [Etymology] C18: from Latin velaris, from velum veil

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