soft palate

soft pal·ate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sawft, soft pal-it]
- /sɔft, sɒft ˈpæl ɪt/
- /sɒft ˈpæl.ət/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawft, soft pal-it]
- /sɔft, sɒft ˈpæl ɪt/

Definitions of soft palate words

noun soft palate Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. 1
noun soft palate the sense of taste: a dinner to delight the palate. 1
noun soft palate intellectual or aesthetic taste; mental appreciation. 1
noun soft palate biology: velum 1
noun soft palate the posterior fleshy portion of the roof of the mouth. It forms a movable muscular flap that seals off the nasopharynx during swallowing and speech 0
noun soft palate the soft part at the rear of the roof of the mouth; velum 0

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Origin of soft palate

First appearance:

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

First recorded in 1805-15

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Parts of speech for Soft palate

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soft palate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

soft palate usage trend in Literature

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