velar consonant vs velar

velar consonant and velar both are nouns.

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

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

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

velar consonant (noun)	velar (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 consonant (adjective)	velar (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')