Standard Lemma guide

velarization

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /vi.lɚ.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • UK: /vi.lə.ɹaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

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noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of velarizing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From velar + -ization or velarize + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 軟齶化 /软腭化 (ruǎn'è-huà) — act or process of velarizing
  • Finnish: velarisaatio — act or process of velarizing
  • German: Velarisierung — act or process of velarizing
  • Greek: υπερωικοποίηση (yperoïkopoíisi) — act or process of velarizing
  • Mongolian: нармайшил (narmajšil) — act or process of velarizing
  • Mongolian: ᠨᠠᠷᠮᠠᠶᠢᠰᠢᠯ (narmayisil) — act or process of velarizing
  • Polish: welaryzacja — act or process of velarizing
  • Portuguese: velarização — act or process of velarizing
  • Spanish: velarización — act or process of velarizing
  • Swedish: velarisering — act or process of velarizing
  • Vietnamese: âm vòm mềm hoá — act or process of velarizing