Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun alveolar

1 sense of alveolar

Sense 1
alveolar consonant, dental consonant, alveolar, dental -- (a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge)
       => consonant -- (a speech sound that is not a vowel)

Similarity of adj alveolar

2 senses of alveolar

Sense 1
alveolar -- (pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs)

Sense 2
alveolar -- (pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw; "alveolar processes")