alveolar
English
/æl.viː.ˈəʊ.lə/, /æl.vi.ˈoʊ.lɚ/
adj
Definitions
- Of or relating to an alveolus.
- (anatomy) Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets.
- (anatomy) Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs.
- (phonetics) Formed with the tongue touching or approaching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth.
Etymology
Suffix from English alveolus.
Origin
English
alveolus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alveolarisation English
- alveolarization English
- alveolarize English
- alveolation English
- alveolitis English
- alveolus English
- apicoalveolar English
- basialveolar English
- bronchioalveolar English
- bronchiole English
- bronchioloalveolar English
- bronchoalveolar English
- dentialveolar English
- dentoalveolar English
- hypoalveolarization English
- interalveolar English
- intraalveolar English
- labioalveolar English
- lobule English
- lobuloalveolar English
- microalveolar English
- monoalveolar English
- nasoalveolar English
- neoalveolarization English
- nonalveolar English
- parietoalveolar English
- perialveolar English
- post- English
- postalveolar English
- postalveolarization English
- realveolarization English
- retroalveolar English
- subalveolar English
- transalveolar English
- tubuloalveolar English
- zygomaticoalveolar English
- alveolus Latin
- alveolus Indonesian
- post-
- lobule
- alveolus
- bronchiole
- alveolitis
- alveolation
- alveolarize
- nonalveolar
- subalveolar
- perialveolar
- basialveolar
- nasoalveolar
- monoalveolar
- postalveolar
- apicoalveolar
- interalveolar
- dentoalveolar
- dentialveolar
- retroalveolar
- transalveolar
- labioalveolar
- microalveolar
- intraalveolar
- lobuloalveolar
- tubuloalveolar
- alveolarisation
- alveolarization
- bronchoalveolar
- parietoalveolar
- bronchioalveolar
- realveolarization
- bronchioloalveolar
- neoalveolarization
- zygomaticoalveolar
- hypoalveolarization
- postalveolarization