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How to pronounce alveolar in English?

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Synonyms alveolar consonant, dental, dental consonant
Type of consonant
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alveolar processes.

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alveolar
The voiceless alveolar sibilant is a common consonant sound in spoken languages.
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Dental or alveolar nasal in virtually all languages that use the Latin alphabet.
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The Iwaidja language of Australia has both alveolar and retroflex lateral flaps.
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This alveolar-dental distinction is very important in most Australian languages.
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Alveolarization is a process whereby a consonant becomes an alveolar consonant.
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The alveolar trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages.
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The major carbon sources of the alveolar macrophage are glucose and glutamine.
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Dentistsinjectanesthetic to block sensory transmission by the alveolar nerves.
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Doxorubin-conjugated quantum dots to target alveolar macrophages and inflammation.
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  • Pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs
  • Alveolar consonant: a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
  • Pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw; "alveolar processes"
  • (alveolus) a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
  • (alveolus) tooth socket: a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
  • An alveolus (plural: alveoli, from Latin alveolus, "little cavity") is an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity. Found in the lung, the pulmonary alveoli are spherical outcroppings of the respiratory sites of gas exchange with the blood. ...
  • An alveolar consonant; Of, or relating to an alveolus; Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets; Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs; Formed with the tip of the tongue touching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth
  • (alveolus) A small cavity or pit; an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity; a small air sac in the lungs, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged with the blood
  • (alveoli) tiny sacs that are the smallest airways of the lungs.