What does Alveolar mean?

Definitions for Alveolar
ælˈvi ə ləralve·o·lar

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. alveolar consonant, dental consonant, alveolar, dentaladjective

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

  2. alveolaradjective

    pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs

  3. alveolaradjective

    pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw

    "alveolar processes"

Wiktionary

  1. alveolarnoun

    An alveolar consonant

  2. alveolaradjective

    Of, or relating to an alveolus

  3. alveolaradjective

    Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets

  4. alveolaradjective

    Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs

  5. alveolaradjective

    Formed with the tip of the tongue touching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth

Wikipedia

  1. Alveolar

    Alveolus (; pl. alveoli, adj. alveolar) is a general anatomical term for a concave cavity or pit.

ChatGPT

  1. alveolar

    Alveolar generally refers to anything relating to an alveolus, which is a small cavity or pit. In most terms, it is used in the fields of dentistry, referring to the sockets in the upper and lower jaws where teeth reside, or in medicine, referring to the tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occur. In linguistics, alveolar refers to a consonant sound articulated with the tongue tip or blade against the alveolar ridge just behind the teeth in the mouth.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Alveolaradjective

    of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells, sacs, or sockets

  2. Etymology: [L. alveolus a small hollow or cavity: cf. F. alvolaire.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Alveolar

    al′ve-o-lar, adj. (anat.) of or belonging to the sockets of the teeth, as the alveolar arch, the part of the upper jaw in which the teeth are placed—also Al′veolary.—n. Al′veole, the hollow or socket of a tooth—more common Alvē′olus.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Alveolar in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Alveolar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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