ALL meanings of soft palate
soft pal·ate
S s - noun soft palate Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. 1
- noun soft palate the sense of taste: a dinner to delight the palate. 1
- noun soft palate intellectual or aesthetic taste; mental appreciation. 1
- noun soft palate biology: velum 1
- noun soft palate the posterior fleshy portion of the roof of the mouth. It forms a movable muscular flap that seals off the nasopharynx during swallowing and speech 0
- noun soft palate the soft part at the rear of the roof of the mouth; velum 0