alveolar

Definition

Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs.

Etymology

From alveolus + -ar.

Example Sentences

• "In the case of the Wubuy alveolar versus retroflex contrast for instance, we argue that the phonetic overlap is so great that native listeners can behave as if this were an instance of a good and a 'less good' instance of a single category (CG)."