alveolar
Noun · AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridgeSynonyms: alveolar consonantdental consonantdental
Adjective (2)
- pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs
- pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw“alveolar processes”
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Alveolar \Al"ve*o*lar\ (?; 277), a. [L. alveolus a small hollow or cavity: cf. F. alv['e]olaire.] (Anat.)
1.Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells, sacs, or sockets. [1913 Webster]
2.(Phon.) Articulated with the tip of the tongue pressing against the alveolar processes of the upper front teeth. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Alveolar processes, the processes of the maxillary bones, containing the sockets of the teeth. [1913 Webster]