1. (

• velar ,
• velar_consonant

) a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate ;

1. (

• velar

) of or relating to the velum ;

2. (

• velar

) 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') ;