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Alveolar - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Alveolar : adj
1: pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs
2: pertaining to the alveolar ridge; "alveolar consonant"
(noun)
1: a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the
gum ridge [syn: alveolar consonant, dental consonant]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Alveolar : \Al"ve*o*lar\, a. (Phon.)
Articulated with the tip of the tongue pressing against the
alveolar processes of the upper front teeth.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Alveolar : Alveolar: Pertaining to the alveoli, the tiny air sacs in the lungs. The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place in the alveoli which look like cells in a honeycomb.
The word comes from the Latin diminutive of "alveus" meaning a cavity or hollow = a little cavity or hollow.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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