Meanings
nounvelarization (countable and uncountable, plural velarizations)
plural velarizations · alternative velarisation
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe act or process of velarizing.
Origin
From velar + -ization or velarize + -ation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 軟齶化 /软腭化
- 軟齶化 /软腭化 (ruǎn'è-huà)act or process of velarizing
Finnish velarisaatio
- velarisaatioact or process of velarizing
German Velarisierung
- Velarisierungact or process of velarizing
Greek υπερωικοποίηση
- υπερωικοποίηση (yperoïkopoíisi)act or process of velarizing
Polish welaryzacja
- welaryzacjaact or process of velarizing
Portuguese velarização
- velarizaçãoact or process of velarizing
Spanish velarización
- velarizaciónact or process of velarizing
Swedish velarisering
- velariseringact or process of velarizing
Vietnamese âm vòm mềm hoá
- âm vòm mềm hoáact or process of velarizing
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with velarization
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
velarization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velarization
MLA
“velarization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velarization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “velarization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velarization.
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