vɛˈlɑr, vɪˈlɛr

Definitions

1. verb

to close or bring together the back of the tongue so that the air passes through the nasal cavity, typically when pronouncing a velar consonant

“The linguist explained to her student how to velar to correctly pronounce the word ‘knight’.”

2. noun

a type of consonantal sound, made by directing air through the nasal cavity with the back of the tongue raised towards the soft palate

“The phonetics expert studied the velar sounds in different languages to understand their variations.”