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Webster 1913 Edition


Alveolar

Al′ve-o-lar

(?; 277)
,
Adj.
[L.
alveolus
a small hollow or cavity: cf. F.
alvéolaire
.]
(Anat.)
1.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Alveolar

AL'VEOLAR

,

Definition 2024


Alveolar

Alveolar

See also: alveolar

German

Noun

Alveolar m (genitive Alveolars, plural Alveolare)

  1. (phonetics) alveolar

Declension

alveolar

alveolar

See also: Alveolar

English

Adjective

alveolar (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to an alveolus.
  2. (anatomy) Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets.
  3. (anatomy) Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs.
  4. (phonetics) Formed with the tongue touching or approaching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

alveolar (plural alveolars)

  1. (linguistics) An alveolar consonant

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Synonyms


German

Etymology

Adjective form of Alveole (alveolus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [alveoˈlaːɐ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aːɐ̯
  • Hyphenation: al‧ve‧o‧lar

Adjective

alveolar (not comparable)

  1. (phonetics) alveolar

Declension

Derived terms


Portuguese

Adjective

alveolar m, f (plural alveolares, comparable)

  1. (anatomy) alveolar (relating to the alveoli of the lungs)
  2. (anatomy) alveolar (relating to the jaw ridge)
  3. (phonetics, of a phoneme) alveolar (produced on the jaw ridge)

Noun

alveolar f (plural alveolares)

  1. (phonetics) alveolar (a consonant produced on the jaw ridge)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alʋeǒlaːr/
  • Hyphenation: al‧ve‧o‧lar

Noun

alveòlār m (Cyrillic spelling алвео̀ла̄р)

  1. an alveolar

Declension

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Spanish

Adjective

alveolar m, f (plural alveolares)

  1. alveolar

Noun

alveolar f (plural alveolares)

  1. alveolar