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.

Related Topics:
Jaw - Mouth - Teeth - Hard palate

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The alveolar ridges so named because they contain the sockets (alveoli) of the teeth.

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Many languages have consonants that are articulated with the tongue on (touching) or close to (without touching) the upper alveolar ridge. See alveolar consonant.

Related Topics:
Consonant - Alveolar consonant

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See also: List of phonetic topics

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