alveolar
noun
1 alveolar
A consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge.
synonyms: alveolar consonant, dental, dental consonant.
Polish: spółgłoska przedniojęzykowa
adjective
1 alveolar
Pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs.
Roget 252a: cellular, spongy, spongious†; honeycombed, alveolar; sintered; porous (opening) 260.
2 alveolar
Pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw.
Polish: dziąsłowy
Moby thesaurus: accented, alveolate, apical, apico-alveolar, apico-dental, articulated, assimilated, back, barytone, bilabial, broad, cacuminal, central, cerebral, checked, close, consonant, consonantal, continuant, dental ... show more.
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