alveolar

[ al-vee-uh-ler ]

/ ælˈvi ə lər /

adjective

Anatomy, Zoology. of or relating to an alveolus or to alveoli.

Phonetics. articulated with the tongue touching or close to the alveolar ridge, as English t, d, n; gingival.

noun

Phonetics. an alveolar sound.

Origin of alveolar

First recorded in 1790–1800; alveol- + -ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM alveolar

al·ve·o·lar·ly, adverbin·ter·al·ve·o·lar, adjectivepost·al·ve·o·lar, adjectivepseu·do·al·ve·o·lar, adjective

Words nearby alveolar

Alvaro, alveated, alveoalgia, alveol-, alveola, alveolar, alveolar abscess, alveolar air, alveolar arch, alveolar-arterial oxygen difference, alveolar artery

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Example sentences from the Web for alveolar

An alveolar abscess deeply seated in the maxilla may open into the maxillary antrum and set up suppuration in that cavity.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
The teeth and their tubercles and the alveolar process are normal.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
Alveolar prognathism is almost entirely lacking in all groups.
A Racial Study of the Fijians|Norman E. Gabel
The alveolar sarcoma commences as a hard lump and increases in size until the epidermis gives way and an ulcer is formed.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

When it is confined to the palate it is treated by removal of the palatal and alveolar portions of the maxilla.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for alveolar

alveolar

/ (ælˈvɪələ, ˌælvɪˈəʊlə) /

adjective

anatomy of, relating to, or resembling an alveolus

denoting the part of the jawbone containing the roots of the teeth

(of a consonant) articulated with the tongue in contact with the projecting part of the jawbone immediately behind the upper teeth

noun

an alveolar consonant, such as the speech sounds written t, d, and s in English

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Medical definitions for alveolar

alveolar

[ ăl-vē′ə-lər ]

adj.

Relating to an alveolus.

单词	alveolar
释义	alveolar [ al-vee-uh-ler ] / ælˈvi ə lər / adjective Anatomy, Zoology. of or relating to an alveolus or to alveoli. Phonetics. articulated with the tongue touching or close to the alveolar ridge, as English t, d, n; gingival. noun Phonetics. an alveolar sound. Origin of alveolar First recorded in 1790–1800; alveol- + -ar¹ OTHER WORDS FROM alveolar al·ve·o·lar·ly, adverbin·ter·al·ve·o·lar, adjectivepost·al·ve·o·lar, adjectivepseu·do·al·ve·o·lar, adjective Words nearby alveolar Alvaro, alveated, alveoalgia, alveol-, alveola, alveolar, alveolar abscess, alveolar air, alveolar arch, alveolar-arterial oxygen difference, alveolar artery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for alveolar An alveolar abscess deeply seated in the maxilla may open into the maxillary antrum and set up suppuration in that cavity. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles The teeth and their tubercles and the alveolar process are normal. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)\|Havelock Ellis Alveolar prognathism is almost entirely lacking in all groups. A Racial Study of the Fijians\|Norman E. Gabel The alveolar sarcoma commences as a hard lump and increases in size until the epidermis gives way and an ulcer is formed. Manual of Surgery\|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles When it is confined to the palate it is treated by removal of the palatal and alveolar portions of the maxilla. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles British Dictionary definitions for alveolar alveolar / (ælˈvɪələ, ˌælvɪˈəʊlə) / adjective anatomy of, relating to, or resembling an alveolus denoting the part of the jawbone containing the roots of the teeth (of a consonant) articulated with the tongue in contact with the projecting part of the jawbone immediately behind the upper teeth noun an alveolar consonant, such as the speech sounds written t, d, and s in English Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for alveolar alveolar [ ăl-vē′ə-lər ] adj. Relating to an alveolus. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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