Alveolar : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Alveolar	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Alveolar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
alveolar adj 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" n a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge Synonym(s): alveolar consonant, dental consonant, alveolar, dental
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alveolar \Al"veolar\, a. (Phon.) Articulated with the tip of the tongue pressing against the alveolar processes of the upper front teeth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alveolar \Al"veolar\ (?; 277), a. [L. alveolus a small hollow or cavity: cf. F. alv[82]olaire.] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells, sacs, or sockets. {Alveolar processes}, the processes of the maxillary bones, containing the sockets of the teeth.