Home › Words › A › alveolarealveolarealveolare means the lowest point on the septum between the central incisors of the upper jaw.EtymologyBorrowed from Latin alveolus, a diminutive of alveus (“a tray, trough, basin”), from alvus (“the belly, the stomach, bowels, womb, etc.”).nounThe lowest point on the septum between the central incisors of the upper jaw.e.g.“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.” — 1980, York Archaeological Trust, The Archaeology of York, page 21:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.alveolodental 68% match — Relating to the alveolus and the teeth vs alveolare →basialveolar 68% match — Relating to the basion and the alveolus (or to their separation) vs alveolare →alveolarly 67% match — In an alveolar manner. vs alveolare →alveololingual 66% match — Relating to the alveolus and the tongue vs alveolare →dentoalveolar 66% match — dentialveolar vs alveolare →perialveolar 66% match — Around the alveoli. vs alveolare →intraalveolar 65% match — Within an alveolus vs alveolare →alveolus 64% match — A small cavity or pit.; Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries. vs alveolare →