alveolar

Adjective
  1. Pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs (synset 302625742)
  2. Pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw (synset 302625841)
    "alveolar processes"
Noun
  1. A consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge (synset 107130201)
    hypernym: consonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel
    synonym: alveolar consonant, dental, dental consonant

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