palatal

Of or relating to the palate.

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

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

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

A palatal sound.

Situated on the outer lip, as the teeth at the aperture of a shell.

In anatomy, of or pertaining to the palate; palatine: as, palatal arteries, nerves, muscles; the palatal plate of the maxillary bone. Also palatial.

Uttered by the aid of the palate, as certain sounds. See II., 2.

A palatine bone or palate-bone proper, one of a pair, right and left, of facial bones entering into the formation of the hard palate.