palatal hook

/P AE1 L AH0 T AH0 L UH0 K/
noun
  1. 1

    (orthodontics) A small hook for attaching elastic bands on the internal side of braces fixed to the upper teeth.

  2. 2

    (typography, pre-1989 IPA) A hamiform diacritic โŸจโ—ŒฬกโŸฉ formerly used to mark consonantal palatalisation; superseded by the superscript jay โŸจโ—ŒสฒโŸฉ.

  3. 3

    (typography, rare) = hรกฤek (when it takes the form of a prime)