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Palatal
Palatal Pal"a*tal, a. [Cf. F. palatal.]
1. Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal
bones.
2. (Phonetics) Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of
certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.
Palatal
Palatal Pal"a*tal, n. (Phon.)
A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the
palate, as the letters k and y.
Meaning of Palatals from wikipedia
- alveolo-
palatal,
palatoalveolar and
palatovelar consonants are
commonly grouped as
palatals,
since these categories rarely contrast with true
palatals. Sometimes...
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raised toward the palate,
whereas Esling describes them as
advanced palatals (pre-
palatals), the
furthest front of the
dorsal consonants,
articulated with...
- A
palatal expander is a
device in the
field of
orthodontics which is used to
widen the
upper jaw (maxilla) so that the
bottom and
upper teeth will fit...
- The
palatal or palato-alveolar
clicks are a
family of
click consonants found, as
components of words, only in
southern Africa. The
tongue is
nearly flat...
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palatal fricative is a type of
fricative consonant that is also a
palatal consonant. The two main
types of
palatal fricatives are:
voiceless palatal fricative...
- The
voiced palatal nasal is a type of
consonant used in some
spoken languages. The
symbol in the
International Phonetic Alphabet that
represents this...
- The
voiceless palatal plosive or stop is a type of
consonantal sound used in some
vocal languages. The
symbol in the
International Phonetic Alphabet that...
- 1017/S0025100315000055 Nicolaidis,
Katerina (2003), "An
Electropalatographic Study of
Palatals in Gr****", in D. Theophanopoulou-Kontou; C. Lascaratou; M. Sifianou; M...
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palatinus (pl.: tori palatini), or
palatal torus (pl.:
palatal tori), is a bony
protrusion on the palate.
Palatal tori are
usually present on the midline...
- A
palatal obturator is a
prosthesis that
totally occludes an
opening such as an
oronasal fistula (in the roof of the mouth). They are
similar to dental...
