Hypertext Webster Gateway: "alveolar"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Alveolar \Al"ve*o*lar\, a. (Phon.)
Articulated with the tip of the tongue pressing against the
alveolar processes of the upper front teeth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Alveolar \Al"ve*o*lar\ (?; 277), a. [L. alveolus a small hollow
or cavity: cf. F. alv['e]olaire.] (Anat.)
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells,
sacs, or sockets.
{Alveolar processes}, the processes of the maxillary bones,
containing the sockets of the teeth.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
alveolar
adj 1: pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs
2: pertaining to the alveolar ridge; "alveolar consonant"
n : a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the
gum ridge [syn: {alveolar consonant}, {dental consonant}]
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