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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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