ADJECTIVE | pert | alveolar | pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs |
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pert | alveolar | pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw | |
NOUN | communication | alveolar, alveolar consonant, dental consonant, dental | a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge |
Sounds | aelviy'ahler | |
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Rhymes | ambler ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler... |
Meaning | pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs. | |
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Spanish | alveolar | |
Catalan | alveolar | |
Nouns | alveolus | a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs |
Meaning | pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw. | |
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Example | "alveolar processes" | |
Spanish | alveolar | |
Catalan | alveolar | |
Nouns | alveolar | a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge |
alveolar ridge | a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth |
Meaning | A consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge. | |
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Synonyms | alveolar consonant, dental consonant, dental | |
Broader | consonant | A speech sound that is not a vowel |
Spanish | alveolar, consonante alveolar, consonante dental, dental | |
Catalan | alveolar, consonant alveolar, dental | |
Adjectives | alveolar | pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw |
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