alveolar point
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alveolar point — noun craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla • Syn: ↑prosthion, ↑prostheon • Hypernyms: ↑craniometric point * * * noun : a point on the alveolar process midway between the median… … Useful english dictionary
Alveolar consonant — Alveolar consonants are articulated with the tongue against or close to the superior alveolar ridge, which is called that because it contains the alveoli (the sockets) of the superior teeth. Alveolar consonants may be articulated with the tip of… … Wikipedia
Alveolar tap — The alveolar tap or flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents dental, alveolar, and postalveolar flaps is IPA|ɾ, and the equivalent X SAMPA symbol is… … Wikipedia
point — 1. SYN: punctum. 2. A sharp end or apex. 3. A slight projection. 4. A stage or condition reached, as the boiling p. 5. To become ready to open, said of an abscess or boil the wall of which is becoming thin and about to rupture. 6. In mathematics … Medical dictionary
alveolar angle — the angle between a line running through a point beneath the nasal spine and the most prominent point of the lower border of the alveolar process of the superior maxilla and the cephalic horizontal (glabella to opisthocranion) … Medical dictionary
craniometric point — noun a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken • Hypernyms: ↑landmark • Hyponyms: ↑acanthion, ↑asterion, ↑auriculare, ↑auricular point, ↑bregma, ↑condylion, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Denti-alveolar consonant — Places of articulation Labial Bilabial Labial–velar Labial–coronal Labiodental Dentolabial Bidental … Wikipedia
Denti-alveolar — In linguistics, a denti alveolar consonant is a consonant that is articulated with a flat tongue against the alveolar ridge and upper teeth, such as IPA|/t/ and IPA|/d/ (but not IPA|/l/ or IPA|/n/) in languages such as Spanish and French. That is … Wikipedia
Intervocalic alveolar flapping — Flapping redirects here. For other uses of the term, see Flap. Intervocalic alveolar flapping (more accurately tapping , see below) is a phonological process found in many dialects of English, especially North American English, by which… … Wikipedia
angle — The meeting point of two lines or planes; the figure formed by the junction of two lines or planes; the space bounded on two sides by lines or planes that meet. For angles not listed below, see the descriptive term; e.g., axioincisal, distobuccal … Medical dictionary
