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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In phonetics, an instrument for measuring the movements of the palate during speech.

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Examples

  • However, the palatometer is the only such invention that operates without any kind of surgical implant.

    Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now 2009

  • Technology ReviewThe devices, called the palatometer, uses an array of 118 pressure sensors to measure the movement of the tongue.

    Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now 2009

  • The system utilizes a palatometer, a device traditionally used in speech therapy, to track the movement of the tongue.

    Gizmodo 2009

  • To use the device, a person puts the palatometer in her mouth and mouths words normally.

    Technology Review RSS Feeds 2009

  • The system utilizes a palatometer, a device traditionally used in speech therapy, to track the movement of the tongue.

    Gizmodo 2009

  • The system utilizes a palatometer, a device traditionally used in speech therapy, to track the movement of the tongue.

    Gizmodo 2009

  • The system uses a palatometer: a device that looks much like an orthodontic plate and is normally used for speech therapy.

    Technology Review RSS Feeds 2009

  • The palatometer in the top image is normally used in speech therapy.

    Technology Review RSS Feeds 2009

  • So far, Russell has trained the system to recognize 50 common English words by saying each word multiple times with the palatometer in her mouth.

    Technology Review RSS Feeds 2009

  • The system utilizes a palatometer, a device traditionally used in speech therapy, to track the movement of the tongue.

    Gizmodo 2009

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