alveolar

Meaning of alveolar

noun

An alveolar consonant

adjective
  1. Of or relating to an alveolus.
  2. Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets.
  3. Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs.
  4. Formed with the tongue touching or approaching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth.

Information about alveolar

Hyphenation of alveolar

alve-o-lar

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • alveolar is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

alveolar synonyms

Meaning process:

process, outgrowth

Meaning alveolar consonant:

dental

Meaning :

gingival

Translation of alveolar

Words that rhyme with alveolar

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