Adjacent Words

Alveolar definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AL'VEOLAR,
AL'VEOLARY, a. [L. alveolus, a socket, from alveus, a hollow vessel.] Containing sockets, hollow cells or its; pertaining to sockets.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs
2: pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw; "alveolar processes" n
1: a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge [syn: alveolar consonant, dental consonant, alveolar, dental]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1799 1. of, relating to, resembling, or having alveoli; especially of, relating to, or constituting the part of the jaws where the teeth arise, the air-containing compartments of the lungs, or glands with secretory cells about a central space 2. articulated with the tip of the tongue touching or near the teethridge • alveolarly adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of an alveolus. 2 Phonet. (of a consonant) pronounced with the tip of the tongue in contact with the ridge of the upper teeth, e.g. n, s, t. Etymology: ALVEOLUS + -AR(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Moby Thesaurus

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