What is another word for cacuminal?
Pronunciation: [kakjˈuːmɪnə͡l] (IPA) 
Cacuminal is a rare word that refers to a speech sound that is produced by the back of the tongue touching or approaching the back of the hard palate. Some synonyms for this word include velar, guttural, uvular, pharyngeal, and glottal. Velar sounds are produced by the back of the tongue touching the soft palate, while guttural sounds are produced in the throat. Uvular sounds are produced by the tongue contacting the uvula, which hangs down from the soft palate at the back of the mouth. Pharyngeal sounds are produced in the throat and glottal sounds are produced by the vocal cords. While these may sound similar, they are all slightly different in their production and can vary depending on the language or dialect being spoken.
