PALATAL
Pal"a*tal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. palatal.]
1. Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.
2. (Phonetics)
Defn: Uttered by the aid of the palate; — said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.
PALATAL
Pal"a*tal, n. (Phon.)
Defn: A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.
PALATALIZE
Pal"a*tal*ize, v. t. (Phon.)
Defn: To palatize.
PALATE
Pal"ate, n. Etym: [L. palatum: cf. F. palais, Of. also palat.]
1. (Anat.)