soft palate
soft palate — noun
1. the movable, softer part of the palate above the back of your tongue that helps
the movable, softer part of the palate above the back of your tongue that helps close the passage to the nose when you swallow or make certain speech sounds.
The speech therapist watched Niran's soft palate rise during the vowel test.
speech context: soft palate rise during a vowel test
A small burn on Rin's soft palate made even cold juice sting.
medical context: burn on the soft palate
Doctors repaired Christopher's cleft soft palate when he was a baby.
The doctor asked Nia to say 'ah' and checked her soft palate.
While Samir slept, his soft palate relaxed too much and caused loud snoring.
- palate
broader term for the roof of the mouth, including both the hard and soft parts
- roof of the mouth
everyday phrase for the whole upper mouth area; less exact than 'soft palate'
- velum
technical anatomical or phonetics term for the soft palate
文法句型
the soft palate
a cleft soft palate
raise the soft palate
用法筆記
Mainly used in medicine, dentistry, and speech therapy. In everyday conversation, many speakers describe this area as the back of the roof of the mouth instead of naming the soft palate directly.