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• Uvular consonant — Uvulars are consonants articulated with the back of the tongue against or near the uvula, that is, further back in the mouth than velar consonants. Uvulars may be plosives, fricatives, nasal stops, trills, or approximants, though the IPA does not …   Wikipedia

• Uvular-epiglottal consonant — A uvular epiglottal consonant is a doubly articulated consonant pronounced by making a simultaneous uvular consonant and epiglottal consonant. An example is the Somali uvular plosive /q/, which is actually a voiceless uvular epiglottal plosive… …   Wikipedia

• uvular — u•vu•lar [[t]ˈyu vyə lər[/t]] adj. 1) anat. of or pertaining to the uvula 2) phn (of a consonant) articulated with the back of the tongue close to or touching the uvula, as the r sound of Parisian French 3) phn a uvular consonant …   From formal English to slang

• uvular — [ ju:vjʊlə] adjective 1》 Phonetics articulated with the back of the tongue and the uvula, as r in French. 2》 Anatomy relating to the uvula. noun Phonetics a uvular consonant …   English new terms dictionary

• uvular — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or relating to the uvula. 2 articulated with the back of the tongue and the uvula, as in r in French. n. a uvular consonant …   Useful english dictionary

• Uvular ejective — The uvular ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is IPA|qʼ, and the equivalent X SAMPA symbol is q gt;.FeaturesFeatures of the uvular… …   Wikipedia

• Consonant — Not to be confused with the musical concept of consonance For the alternative rock group, see Consonant (band). Places of articulation Labial Bilabial Labial–velar Labial–coronal Labiodental …   Wikipedia

• Uvular nasal — The uvular nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is IPA|ɴ, and the equivalent X SAMPA symbol is N.FeaturesFeatures of the uvular nasal:*… …   Wikipedia

• uvular — UK [ˈjuːvjʊlə(r)] / US [ˈjuvjələr] noun [countable] Word forms uvular : singular uvular plural uvulars linguistics a consonant sound made when the back of your tongue touches your uvula Derived word: uvular UK / US adjective …   English dictionary

• uvular — noun (C) a consonant sound that you make with the back of your tongue touching, or nearly touching, your uvula uvular adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• consonant — I (Roget s IV) n. Linguistic terms referring to consonant sounds include: voiceless, voiced; labial, bilabial, labiodental, apical, dental, alveolar, retroflex, frontal, alveopalatal, prepalatal, dorsal, palatal, velar, uvular, glottal,… …   English dictionary for students