alveolar

Word family adjectivealveolaralveolatenounalveolealveolitisalveolus

al·ve·o·lar /ˌælviˈəʊlə◂, ælˈviːələ $ ælˈviːələr/ noun [countableC] technical

a consonant sound such as /t/ or /d/ that you make by putting the end of your tongue behind your upper front teeth 齿龈音〔如/t/或/d/等辅音〕

Examples from the Corpus

alveolar• In both examples the alveolar is assimilated to the place of articulation of the following segment.

Origin alveolar

(1700-1800) alveolus “hollow part in which a tooth is fastened” ((17-21 centuries)), from Latin, from alveus “hollow place”

单词	alveolar
释义	alveolar Word family adjectivealveolaralveolatenounalveolealveolitisalveolus al·ve·o·lar /ˌælviˈəʊlə◂, ælˈviːələ $ ælˈviːələr/ noun [countableC] technical a consonant sound such as /t/ or /d/ that you make by putting the end of your tongue behind your upper front teeth 齿龈音〔如/t/或/d/等辅音〕 Examples from the Corpus alveolar• In both examples the alveolar is assimilated to the place of articulation of the following segment. Origin alveolar (1700-1800) alveolus “hollow part in which a tooth is fastened” ((17-21 centuries)), from Latin, from alveus “hollow place”
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