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Alveolar

Alveolar Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Alveolar? [n] a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge [adj] pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs [adj] pertaining to the alveolar ridge; "alveolar consonant" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Alveolar: alveolar consonant \| dental consonant Related Terms \| Find terms related to Alveolar: accented \| alveolate \| apical \| apico-alveolar \| apico-dental \| articulated \| assimilated \| back \| barytone \| bilabial \| broad \| cacuminal \| central \| cerebral \| checked \| close \| consonant \| consonantal \| continuant \| dental \| dented \| depressed \| dimpled \| dissimilated \| dorsal \| engraved \| faveolate \| flat \| front \| glide \| glossal \| glottal \| guttural \| hard \| heavy \| high \| honeycombed \| indented \| intonated \| labial \| labiodental \| labiovelar \| lateral \| lax \| light \| lingual \| liquid \| low \| mid \| monophthongal \| muted \| narrow \| nasal \| nasalized \| notched \| occlusive \| open \| oxytone \| palatal \| palatalized \| pharyngeal \| pharyngealized \| phonemic \| phonetic \| phonic \| pitch \| pitched \| pitted \| pocked \| pockmarked \| posttonic \| retroflex \| rounded \| semivowel \| soft \| sonant \| stopped \| stressed \| strong \| surd \| syllabic \| tense \| thick \| throaty \| tonal \| tonic \| twangy \| unaccented \| unrounded \| unstressed \| velar \| vocalic \| vocoid \| voiced \| voiceless \| vowel \| vowellike \| weak \| wide See Also \| consonant Alveolar In Webster's Dictionary \Al"veolar\ (?; 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. \Al"veolar\, a. (Phon.) Articulated with the tip of the tongue pressing against the alveolar processes of the upper front teeth.

Alveolar Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alveolar?

[n] a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
[adj] pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs
[adj] pertaining to the alveolar ridge; "alveolar consonant"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Alveolar: alveolar consonant | dental consonant

See Also | consonant

Alveolar In Webster's Dictionary

\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.


\Al"ve*o*lar\, a. (Phon.)
Articulated with the tip of the tongue pressing against the
alveolar processes of the upper front teeth.

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