Definition of Palate. Meaning of Palate. Synonyms of Palate

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Definition of Palate

Palate
Palate Pal"ate, n. [L. palatum: cf. F. palais, Of. also palat.] 1. (Anat.) The roof of the mouth. Note: The fixed portion, or palate proper, supported by the maxillary and palatine bones, is called the hard palate to distinguish it from the membranous and muscular curtain which separates the cavity of the mouth from the pharynx and is called the soft palate, or velum. 2. Relish; taste; liking; -- a sense originating in the mistaken notion that the palate is the organ of taste. Hard task! to hit the palate of such guests. --Pope. 3. Fig.: Mental relish; intellectual taste. --T. Baker. 4. (Bot.) A projection in the throat of such flowers as the snapdragon.
Palate
Palate Pal"ate, v. t. To perceive by the taste. [Obs.] --Shak.

Meaning of Palate from wikipedia

- The palate /ˈpælɪt/ is the roof of the mouth in humans and other mammals. It separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. A similar structure is found...
- Cleft lip and cleft palate, also known as orofacial cleft, is a group of conditions that includes cleft lip, cleft palate, and both together. A cleft...
- The soft palate is part of the palate of the mouth; the other part is the hard palate. The soft palate is distinguished from the hard palate at the front...
- The hard palate is a thin horizontal bony plate made up of two bones of the facial skeleton, located in the roof of the mouth. The bones are the palatine...
- A palate cleanser is a neutral-flavored food or drink that removes food residue from the tongue allowing one to more accurately ****ess a new flavor. In...
- rise to the primary palate. The primary palate will form the premaxillary portion of the maxilla (anterior one-third of the final palate). This small portion...
- Cleft lip and clip palate is an "umbrella term" for a heterogeneous collection of orofacial clefts. It includes clefting of the upper lip, the maxillary...
- The secondary palate is an anatomical structure that divides the nasal cavity from the oral cavity in many vertebrates. In human embryology, it refers...
- A high-arched palate (also termed high-vaulted palate) is where the palate is unusually high and narrow. It is usually a congenital developmental feature...
- The development of the secondary palate commences in the sixth w**** of human embryonic development. It is characterised by the formation of two palatal...