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ALVEOLAR

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• ALVEOLAR (noun)
The noun ALVEOLAR has 1 sense:

1. a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge

Familiarity information: ALVEOLAR used as a noun is very rare.

• ALVEOLAR (adjective)
The adjective ALVEOLAR has 2 senses:

1. pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs
2. pertaining to the alveolar ridge

Familiarity information: ALVEOLAR used as an adjective is rare.

• ALVEOLAR (noun)

Sense 1

alveolar ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

alveolar; alveolar consonant; dental; dental consonant

Hypernyms ("alveolar" is a kind of...):

consonant (a speech sound that is not a vowel)

• ALVEOLAR (adjective)

Sense 1

alveolar ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

alveolus (a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways)

Sense 2

alveolar ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Pertaining to the alveolar ridge

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

alveolar consonant

Pertainym:

alveolar ridge (a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth)

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