palatal (redirected from palatal torus)

pal·a·tal  (pl-tl)

adj.

1. Of or relating to the palate.

2. Linguistics

a. Produced with the front of the tongue near or against the hard palate, as the (y) in English young.

b. Produced with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate, as the (ch) in English chin.

c. Produced with the front of the tongue in a forward position. Used of a vowel.

n. Linguistics

A palatal sound.

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pala·tal·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	palatal - a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast') glide, semivowel - a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
Adj.	1.	palatal - relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils" palatine
	2.	palatal - produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin') palatalised, palatalized soft - (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')