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Princeton's WordNet

  1. alveolar ridge, gum ridge, alveolar processnoun

    a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth

Wiktionary

  1. alveolar ridgenoun

    a ridge that forms the borders of the maxilla and the mandible and contains the alveoli of the teeth

Wikipedia

  1. Alveolar ridge

    The alveolar ridge (; also known as the alveolar margin) is one of the two jaw ridges, extensions of the mandible or maxilla, either on the roof of the mouth between the upper teeth and the hard palate or on the bottom of the mouth behind the lower teeth. Most of the roof of one's mouth is the hard palate and the soft palate. The alveolar ridges contain the sockets (alveoli, singular "alveolus") of the teeth. They can be felt with the tongue in the area right above the top teeth or below the bottom teeth. Its surface is covered with little ridges. The [upper] alveolar ridge is a small protuberance just behind the upper front teeth that can easily be felt with the tongue. Consonants whose constriction is made with the tongue tip or blade touching or reaching for the alveolar ridge are called alveolar consonants. Examples of alveolar consonants in English are, for instance, [t], [d], [s], [z], [n], [l] like in the words tight, dawn, silly, zoo, nasty and lurid. There are exceptions to this however, such as speakers of the New York accent who pronounce [t] and [d] at the back of their top teeth (dental stops). When pronouncing these sounds the tongue touches ([t], [d], [n]), or nearly touches ([s], [z]) the upper alveolar ridge, which can also be referred to as gum ridge. In many other languages, consonants transcribed with these letters are articulated slightly differently, and are often described as dental consonants. In many languages consonants are articulated with the tongue touching or close to the upper alveolar ridge. The former are called alveolar plosives (such as [t] and [d]), and the latter alveolar fricatives (such as [s] and [ʃ]).

ChatGPT

  1. alveolar ridge

    The alveolar ridge is a bony ridge specific to the mouth, located in both the upper and lower jaws, where the teeth are anchored. It provides support and anchorage for the teeth roots. In speech production, the alveolar ridge is also significant because certain sounds are articulated through its contact with the tongue.

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  1. Alveolar ridge

    An alveolar ridge is one of the two jaw ridges either on the roof of the mouth between the upper teeth and the hard palate or on the bottom of the mouth behind the lower teeth. The alveolar ridges contain the sockets of the teeth. They can be felt with the tongue in the area right above the top teeth or below the bottom teeth. Its surface is covered with little ridges. Sounds made with the tongue touching the alveolar ridge while speaking are called alveolar consonants. Examples of alveolar consonants in English are, for instance, [t], [d], [s], [z], [n], [l] like in the words time, dawn, silly, zoo, nasty and lollipop. There are exceptions to this however, such as speakers of the New York Accent who pronounce [t] and [d] at the back of their teeth. When pronouncing these sounds the tongue touches, or nearly touches the upper alveolar ridge which can also be referred to as gum ridge. In many other languages these same consonants are articulated slightly differently, and are often described as dental consonants. In many languages consonants are articulated with the tongue touching or close to the upper alveolar ridge. The former are called alveolar plosives, and the latter alveolar fricatives.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of alveolar ridge in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of alveolar ridge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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