alveolar
adjective specialized uk/ˌæl.viˈəʊ.lər/ us/ælˈviː.ə.lɚ/
(LUNGS)
medical 肺泡的
relating to the alveoli (= small air bags in the lungs, with thin walls that allow oxygen to enter the blood)
(SPEECH)
phonetics 齿龈音的
(of a speech sound) made by putting your tongue against the hard place behind your top front teeth
/t/, /z/, and /n/ are alveolar sounds in English. t、z 和 n 在英语中都是齿龈音。
(JAW)
anatomy 齿槽的
relating to the holes in the jaw that hold the roots of the teeth
the alveolar ridge 齿槽堤（脊）