Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alveolare

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: alve-o-lare
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lowest point on the septum between the central incisors of the upper jaw.

Example Sentences

"Additional skull measurements, taken with small sliding calipers, were from zygomaxillare, the lowest point on the zygomatic-maxillary suture, to the points of alveolare, basion and nasion."
"This growth has the net effect of displacing the midfacial orbital bloc posterosuperiorly relative to the alveolare-spenoccipital axis."
"This point is slightly superior to the alveolare."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alveolus, a diminutive of alveus (“a tray, trough, basin”), from alvus (“the belly, the stomach, bowels, womb, etc.”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: alveolus

Questions

What does alveolare mean?: The lowest point on the septum between the central incisors of the upper jaw.
Where does alveolare come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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