alvéole

See also: alveole and alvéolé

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alveolus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.ve.ɔl/

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Noun

alvéole m (plural alvéoles)

1. (anatomy) alveolus
2. cell (in honeycomb), alveolus (of beehive)
3. cavity (in rock)

Usage notes

Very often feminine.

Derived terms

• alvéolé
• alvéole pulmonaire

Further reading

• “alvéole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.