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Alveolar   /ælvˈiələr/   Listen
Alveolar

adjective
1.
Pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs.
2.
Pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw.
noun
1.
A consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge.  Synonyms: alveolar consonant, dental, dental consonant.



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"Alveolar" Quotes from Famous Books



... horizontal wrinkles on the forehead, so that he looks at least ten years older than his actual age. The upper jaw is of partial V-shape, the lower well developed. The teeth and their tubercles and the alveolar process are normal. The breasts are full. The body is generally well developed; the ...
— Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6) • Havelock Ellis
... lost teeth and the consequent alveolar absorption, and for a reduction proportional to that shown in the rest of the skull, the difference in average weight in fifty European and fourteen Australian male jaws at the College of Surgeons turned out to be less than a fifth of an ounce, or about ...
— Are the Effects of Use and Disuse Inherited? - An Examination of the View Held by Spencer and Darwin • William Platt Ball


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