Velar fricative Synonyms

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Velar Synonyms

Fricative Synonyms

VF abbreviation

VF is an abbreviation for Velar Fricative
What does VF stand for?
VF stands for "Velar Fricative"

Definitions for Velar


  • (noun) a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
  • (adjective) of or relating to the velum
  • (adjective) produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as `k' in `cat' and `g' in `gun' and `ng' in `sing')

Definitions for Fricative


  • (noun) a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
  • (adjective) of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both ` thin ' and `then')