About The Word Alveolar
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Alveolar
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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"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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