velar vs velar consonant

velar and velar consonant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
velar	Yes	Yes	No	No
velar consonant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, velar and velar consonant are synonyms defined as:

velar and velar consonant: a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate

velar (noun)	velar consonant (noun)
a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate	a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate

velar (adjective)	velar consonant (adjective)
of or relating to the velum
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')