alvéolo
See also: alveolo
Portuguese
Etymology
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
- (alluvial fan): leque aluvial, cone aluvial, cone de dejeção
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
alvéolo m (plural alvéolos)
Related terms
Further reading
- “alvéolo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Portuguese dated terms
- Spanish terms borrowed from Latin
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- Spanish 4-syllable words
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- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
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- es:Anatomy