What does "palatography" mean?

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.

How do you pronounce "palatography"?

Pronounced //ˌpæləˈtɑɡrəfi//.

Palatography

//ˌpæləˈtɑɡrəfi// noun

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Noun

1
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. uncountable

Etymology

From palato- + -graphy.

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