postpalatal
/ˌpəʊs(t)ˈpalətl/ /ˌpəʊs(t)pəˈleɪtl/adjective
1 Anatomy and Zoology. Situated behind or posterior to the palate or the palatine bones. Formerly specifically: †designating a pterygoid bone in certain vertebrates ( obsolete ).
2 Phonetics. Articulated with the tip or middle of the tongue against the hard palate.
noun
Phonetics. Any of the sounds produced by contact between a part of the tongue and the hard palate.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From post- + palatal.