hard palate
Americannoun
noun
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For example, the consonant "da," which is produced by touching the tongue to the hard palate behind the teeth, is needed to produce the word dog.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024
The maxilla also forms the larger anterior portion of the hard palate, which is completed by the smaller palatine bones that form the posterior portion of the hard palate.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The hard palate is the bony plate that forms the roof of the mouth and floor of the nasal cavity, separating the oral and nasal cavities.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
He makes a thin gold plate for the hard palate and a flattened, hollow gold bulb for the soft palate.
From Time Magazine Archive
The hard palate and upper teeth form in part the walls of the mouth.
From Resonance in Singing and Speaking by Fillebrown, Thomas
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