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palatography

US/ˌpæləˈtɑɡrəfi/

palatography noun: a technique used to identify which parts of the mouth are used when making a certain sound, by painting a colouring agent on the tongue or roof of a subject's mouth and photographing those areas after the subject has pronounced the sound.

Noun

palatography (uncountable)

  1. A technique used to identify which parts of the mouth are used when making a certain sound, by painting a colouring agent on the tongue or roof of a subject's mouth and photographing those areas after the subject has pronounced the sound.

Origin of palatography

From palato- + -graphy.

Words formed from palatography

Words that rhyme with palatography

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Questions about palatography

What does palatography mean?
Palatography means a technique used to identify which parts of the mouth are used when making a certain sound, by painting a colouring agent on the tongue or roof of a subject's mouth and photographing those areas after the subject has pronounced the sound.
What part of speech is palatography?
Palatography is a noun.
How do you pronounce palatography?
Palatography is pronounced /ˌpæləˈtɑɡrəfi/ (US).

Words near palatography in the dictionary

  1. palatograms
  2. palatograph
  3. palatographic
  4. palatographically
  5. palatographs
  6. palatography
  7. palatomaxillary
  8. palatometer
  9. palatometers
  10. palatonares
  11. palatonaris

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