/ Dictionary / Index U uvular: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: u•vu•lar Pronunciation: (y'vyu-lur), [key] — adj. of or pertaining to the uvula. articulated with the back of the tongue held close to or touching the uvula, as in the r-sound of Parisian French. —n. a uvular sound. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: uvular (Thesaurus) uvula uvulectomy Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language