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alveolar

[ al-vee-uh-ler ]

adjective

  1. Anatomy, Zoology. of or relating to an alveolus or to alveoli.
  2. Phonetics. articulated with the tongue touching or close to the alveolar ridge, as English t, d, n; gingival.


noun

  1. Phonetics. an alveolar sound.

alveolar

/ ˌælvɪˈəʊlə; ælˈvɪələ /

adjective

  1. anatomy of, relating to, or resembling an alveolus
  2. denoting the part of the jawbone containing the roots of the teeth
  3. (of a consonant) articulated with the tongue in contact with the projecting part of the jawbone immediately behind the upper teeth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an alveolar consonant, such as the speech sounds written t, d, and s in English
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • al·veo·lar·ly adverb
  • inter·al·veo·lar adjective
  • postal·veo·lar adjective
  • pseudo·al·veo·lar adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alveolar1

First recorded in 1790–1800; alveol- + -ar 1
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Example Sentences

Frequently they are found in alveolar arrangement, retaining the original outline of the alveoli of the lung (Fig. 4, b).

They are again subdivided into simple or compound alveolar glands, as in the case of the tubular glands (fig. 10).

If the occlusion be not normal, the upper jaw and alveolar process will develop laterally as well as anteriorly.

In no symptoms is degeneracy so evident as in the stigmata resultant on hypertrophy of the alveolar process.

The general cytoplasm shows no differentiation into ectoplasm and endoplasm; it is uniformly alveolar in character.

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