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.
Related terms
* velic
Noun
(
en noun)
(label) a sound articulated at the soft palate
Anagrams
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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