hard palate

American  

[hahrd pal-it] / ˈhɑrd ˈpæl ɪt /

noun

1. Anatomy. the bony portion of the palate, forming the front part of the roof of the mouth and extending back to the soft palate.

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hard palate British  

noun

1. the anterior bony portion of the roof of the mouth, extending backwards to the soft palate

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hard palate Scientific  

1. See under palate

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hard palate

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

It is created by the maxillary and palatine bones of the skull and, given its bony structure, is known as the hard palate.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Each maxilla also forms the lateral floor of each orbit and the majority of the hard palate.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Artificial palates made of hardened rubber for the hard palate and soft rubber for the soft palate do not work well.

From Time Magazine Archive

This, too, may be partial or complete: partial as seen in a cleft of the soft palate only; and complete, when the hard palate also is involved.

From The Mother and Her Child by William S. Sadler