lamino-alveolar

[ lam-uh-noh-al-vee-uh-ler ]

/ ˌlæm ə noʊ ælˈvi ə lər /

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adjective Phonetics.

articulated with the blade of the tongue approaching the alveolar ridge.

noun

a lamino-alveolar sound, as the Cockney pronunciation of t in tea.

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Words nearby lamino-alveolar

lamination, laminectomy, lamington, laminitis, lamino-, lamino-alveolar, laminose, laminous, La Mirada, lamister, lamium

How to use lamino-alveolar in a sentence

Frequently they are found in alveolar arrangement, retaining the original outline of the alveoli of the lung (Fig. 4, b).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
They are again subdivided into simple or compound alveolar glands, as in the case of the tubular glands (fig. 10).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various
If the occlusion be not normal, the upper jaw and alveolar process will develop laterally as well as anteriorly.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
In no symptoms is degeneracy so evident as in the stigmata resultant on hypertrophy of the alveolar process.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot

The general cytoplasm shows no differentiation into ectoplasm and endoplasm; it is uniformly alveolar in character.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various