alveolar
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ə adjective
1.
Anatomy, Zoology. of or pertaining to an alveolus or to alveoli.
2.
Phonetics. articulated with the tongue touching or close to the alveolar ridge, as English t, d, n; gingival.
noun
3.
Phonetics. an alveolar sound.
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alveolar (ælˈvɪələ, ˌælvɪˈəʊlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | anatomy of, relating to, or resembling an alveolus |
| 2. | denoting the part of the jawbone containing the roots of the teeth |
| 3. | (of a consonant) articulated with the tongue in contact with the projecting part of the jawbone immediately behind the upper teeth |
| —n | |
| 4. | an alveolar consonant, such as the speech sounds written t, d, and s in English |
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Alveolar
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
alveolar
"pertaining to alveoli," 1799, from Mod.L. alveolus "socket of a tooth," dim. of alveus "a channel, a hollow cavity."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
alveolar al·ve·o·lar (āl-vē'ə-lər)
adj.
Relating to an alveolus.
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Example sentences
And knowing a voiced dental fricative from a voiceless aspirated alveolar stop is so basic.
It contains the inferior alveolar vessels and nerve, from which branches are distributed to the teeth.
The central point of the anterior margin of the upper alveolar arch.
The alveolar bone is the bone of the jaw which forms the alveolus around teeth.
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