alvéolo

See also: alveolo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alveolus.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈvɛ.o.lu/ [aʊ̯ˈvɛ.o.lu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈvɛ.o.lo/ [aʊ̯ˈvɛ.o.lo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈvɛ.u.lu/ [aɫˈvɛ.u.lu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈbɛ.u.lu/ [aɫˈβɛ.u.lu]

Noun

alvéolo m (plural alvéolos)

(anatomy) alveolus (small air sac in the lungs)
(anatomy) dental alveolus; tooth socket (socket in the jaw in which the roots of teeth are held)
alveolus (small cavity or pit)
cell (hexagonal compartment in a honeycomb)
(geology, dated) alluvial fan (cone-shaped deposit of alluvium)
Synonyms: leque aluvial, cone aluvial, cone de dejeção

Spanish

Alternative forms

alveolo

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alveolus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈbeolo/ [alˈβ̞e.o.lo]
Rhymes: -eolo
Syllabification: al‧vé‧o‧lo

Noun

alvéolo m (plural alvéolos)

(anatomy) alveolus (anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity)

Derived terms

alvéolo pulmonar

Related terms

Further reading

“alvéolo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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