palatography

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US/ˌpæləˈtɑɡrəfi/

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.

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Meanings

nounpalatography (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA 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

From palato- + -graphy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

palatography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatography

MLA

“palatography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatography. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palatography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatography.

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