a. [ Cf. F. palatal. ]
n. (Phon.) A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters
v.
v. t. (Phon.) To modify, as the tones of the voice, by means of the palate;
adj. (Linguistics, Phonology) Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate as "y"; or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate as "ch" in "chin" or "j" in "gin".