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Meanings of roof of the mouth in English

Portuguese
palato
Catalan
paladar

The upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities.

palato
Synonyms
Examples for "palate"
Examples for "palate"
1
All cases were children with cleft lip with or without cleft palate.
Pubmed
2
DESCRIPTION.-Thissense is located in the papillæ of the tongue and palate.
Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoh...
3
Excitations of the bile invariably impair the fine sensitiveness of the palate.
Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution
4
The hot air quickly affects the palate and causes an artificial dryness.
The Wings of the Morning
5
And give your palate some time to adjust to the new tastes.
The Irish Times
Usage of roof of the mouth in English
1
So too did the palatal bone in the roof of the mouth.
BBC
2
The upper jaw is slightly prognathous and the roof of the mouth unusually arched.
The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes
3
By taking care not to hit the roof of the mouth, gagging is avoided.
How to Live: Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science
4
Hassan had only lost part of his head-fromthe roof of the mouth up.
Wizardborn
5
He had been shot through the roof of the mouth and the throat, and could not swallow.
"Contemptible", by "Casualty"
6
This is, I suppose, what people mean by the tongue cleaving to the roof of the mouth.
Lord Jim
7
I was unable to observe the premaxillary, or most forward part of the roof of the mouth.
Bones to Ashes
8
The contact of the tip of the tongue and of the hard palate, the roof of the mouth.
The Renaissance of the Vocal Art / A Practical Study of Vitality...
9
The bones which form the roof of the mouth serve also for the floor of the nasal cavity.
Resonance in Singing and Speaking
10
The roof of the mouth.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
11
The nail had been driven into the head, and the point had penetrated what had been the roof of the mouth.
Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories
12
Chilled drinks and ice cream bring on the pain when they come in prolonged contact with the roof of the mouth.
The Irish Times
13
Baleen is a hornlike substance that forms filaments that hang down from the roof of the mouth to strain food from seawater.
Wired
14
Each fowl was weighed, wrapped in a bag to prevent floundering, and killed by severing an artery in the roof of the mouth.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891
15
A cleft lip is a separation in the upper lip, and a cleft palate is an opening in the roof of the mouth.
The Irish Times
16
Showing the double blowhole or nostrils on the top of the head and the whalebone plates hanging down from the roof of the mouth.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) / A Plain Story Simply Tol...
Translations for roof of the mouth
Portuguese
palato
Catalan
paladar