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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Example Sentences

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

The following speaker, Bob Isaacson, talked about basic ventriloquism, going over the diaphragm and the hard palate, the teeth and the tongue.

From Time Magazine Archive

The soft palate is suspended like a curtain from the hard palate, behind.

From Voice Production in Singing and Speaking Based on Scientific Principles (Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged) by Mills, Wesley