palatal
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
Types & categories
- glide hypernym
Related & opposite
- palatalized derivation
Sense 2 adjective
relating to or lying near the palate
palatal index
Related & opposite
- palatine bone derivation
- palate derivation
- palate pertains to
Sense 3 adjective
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')
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | palatalized |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | glide |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | palatine bone |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | palate |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | palate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | palatal |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | soft |