The term alveolar is used to describe a sound which is articulated at the alveolar ridge, which is between the teeth and the hard palate. Examples of alveolar sounds are /t/ as in tip, /d/ as in dip, /s/ as in sip, /z/ as in zip, and /n/ as in nip.

Pertaining to the alveoli sac, the site of gas exchange in the lungs.

a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge

pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs

pertaining to the alveolar ridge; "alveolar consonant"

(L. alveolaris, hollow). e.g., anterior superior alveolar nerve.

Part of the respiratory system in which gas exchange occurs; alveoli are small sacs at the end of the bronchioles lined on the gas side by Types 1 and 2 epithelial cells.

Large hollow cellular structures on the phasmid egg capsule.

Pertaining to the alveolum, or ridge between the upper teeth and the palate.

(awl-VEE-o-lar) duct A branch of a respiratory bronchiole within the lungs that leads to alveoli and alveolar sacs.

ˌælˈvilɹ̩] or [ˌælviˈolɹ̩]- adjective for things related to the alveolar ridge - specifically: a sound made with the region between the alveolar ridge and the upper teeth as the passive articulator.

(C): (point of articulation). A sound produced by positioning the tip of the tongue at or near the teethridge.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling the alveoli.

Pertaining to the alveoli, the tiny air sacs in the lungs. The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place in the alveoli which look like cells in a honeycomb. See the entire definition of Alveolar

That part of the jaw which has the teeth in it

Pertaining to an alveolus.

Pertaining to a small hollow space, as in the lung, e.g. pulmonary alveolus.