velarized

 [vee-luh-rahyzd]  

ve·lar·ized

   [vee-luh-rahyzd]
adjective Phonetics.
pronounced with velar coarticulation.
Origin:
velarize + -ed2

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the audible expiration generating voiceless speech sounds, as (p), (k), (sh)
a speech sound characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the breath through a constricted passage in the vocal tract
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ve·lar·ize

   [vee-luh-rahyz]
verb (used with object), ve·lar·ized, ve·lar·iz·ing. Phonetics.
to pronounce with velar articulation.
Also, especially British, ve·lar·ise.

Origin:
1930–35; velar + -ize

Related forms
ve·lar·i·za·tion, noun
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