Overview of noun alveolar

The noun alveolar has 1 sense

• alveolar consonant, dental consonant, alveolar, dental -- (a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge)

Overview of adj alveolar

The adj alveolar has 2 senses

• alveolar -- (pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs)


• alveolar -- (pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw; "alveolar processes")