English example sentences with "alveolar"

Tim produced a perfect alveolar trill for a straight minute. The rest of the Spanish class envied and despised this vulgar display of power.

The alveolar approximant is a sound that is very rare in languages worldwide, but exists in the English language.

The alveolar ducts are one small part of the branching airways in the human lung.

The alveolar ridges contain the sockets of the teeth.

English contains several alveolar consonants.

An alveolar soft part sarcoma is a rare form of cancer occurring primarily in children and young adults.

An alveolar stop is a sound made by having the tongue in tight enough contact with the alveolar ridge to block the passage of air.

An alveolar ejective has voiceless phonation, meaning it is produced without vocal cord vibration.

Alveolar bone grafting is part of the reconstructive surgery process for patients with a cleft lip and palate.

Alveolar bone has a high mineral content, mainly calcium and phosphate.

Postalveolar consonants are articulated when the tongue is near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.

Dutch has many kinds of R's, such as the alveolar R and the uvular R.