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Velar vs Uvula - What's the difference?

velar | uvula |

As nouns the difference between velar and uvula

is that velar is (label) a sound articulated at the soft palate while uvula is uvula.

As an adjective velar

is (label) at the velum or soft palate.

velar

English

Adjective

  • (label) at the velum or soft palate.
  • (label) Referring to a veil.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) a sound articulated at the soft palate
  • Anagrams

    * * * ----

    uvula

    English

    (wikipedia uvula)

    Noun

  • (anatomy) The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
  • Usage notes

    * The (second edition, 1989) marks this word as not naturalized in English.

    Synonyms

    * (appendage hanging from the palate) palatine uvula, tonsils, staphyle

    Derived terms

    * uvular * uvulatome, uvulotome * uvulatomy, uvulotomy * uvulitis