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alveolar

TermMatrix lists 17 find synonyms for this word, including back, central, broad, dental, cerebral, and more.

Word Profile

Syllables
4
Meter
[x/xx]
Part of Speech
Adjective, Noun
Popularity
58/100

Definitions

  • adjective

    pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs

    Synonyms: accented, alveolate, apical, articulated, assimilated, back, barytone, bilabial, broad, cacuminal, central, cerebral

  • adjective

    pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw

    • Example:alveolar processes
  • noun

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

    Synonyms: alveolar consonant, dental consonant, dental

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By syllables

1 syllable:

back
broad

2 syllables:

alveolar processes
central
dental

3 syllables:

accented
apical
cerebral

5 syllables:

alveolar ridge
articulated
assimilated
dental consonant

6 syllables:

alveolar consonant
pyorrhea alveolaris

7 syllables:

post-alveolar consonant

9 syllables:

inferior alveolar artery
superior alveolar artery

Alphabetically

A

accented
alveolar consonant
alveolar processes
alveolar ridge
apical
articulated
assimilated

B

back
broad

C

central
cerebral

D

dental
dental consonant

I

inferior alveolar artery

P

post-alveolar consonant
pyorrhea alveolaris

S

superior alveolar artery