alveolar
- Adjective. Of, or relating to an alveolus.
- Adjective. (anatomy) Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets.
- Adjective. (anatomy) Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs.
- Adjective. (phonetics) Formed with the tip of the tongue touching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth.
- Noun. (linguistics) An alveolar consonant.
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