The difference between Coronal and Postalveolar

When used as nouns, coronal means a crown or coronet, whereas postalveolar means any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, such as english sh in the word shoe.

When used as adjectives, coronal means relating to a crown or coronation, whereas postalveolar means articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.


check bellow for the other definitions of Coronal and Postalveolar

  1. Coronal as a noun:

    A crown or coronet.

  2. Coronal as a noun:

    A wreath or garland of flowers.

  3. Coronal as a noun (obsolete):

    A variant of colonel.

  4. Coronal as a noun:

    The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their coronae or garlands.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Hooper"

  5. Coronal as a noun (phonetics):

    A consonant produced with the tip or blade of the tongue.

  1. Coronal as an adjective:

    relating to a crown or coronation

  2. Coronal as an adjective (astronomy):

    relating to the corona of a star

  3. Coronal as an adjective (botany):

    relating to the corona of a flower

  4. Coronal as an adjective (phonetics):

    relating to a sound made with the tip or blade of the tongue

  5. Coronal as an adjective (anatomy):

    Relating to the coronal plane that divides a body into dorsal (back) and ventral (front)

  1. Postalveolar as an adjective (phonetics):

    articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge

  1. Postalveolar as a noun (phonetics):

    Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, such as English sh in the word shoe.