Meaning

1 senses
  1. The soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth.

    Gaumensegel, weicher Gaumen, Velum

    мя́гкое нёбоmjáxkoje njóbo, за́днее нёбоzádneje njóbo

More definitions
  • a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking

Translations

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Forms

plural: soft palates
Singularsoft palate
Pluralsoft palates

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking:velum

See also

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