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alveolarisation

alveolarisation is the alternative spelling of alveolarization.

Meaning of alveolarization

Noun

alveolarization (usually uncountable, plural alveolarizations)

  1. (usually) The formation of alveoli.
  2. (usually) The conversion (over time) to alveolar sounds of sounds with another place of articulation (palatal, labial, etc.).

Origin of alveolarisation

From alveolar + -isation.

Questions about alveolarisation

What is alveolarisation the alternative spelling of?
Alveolarisation is the alternative spelling of alveolarization.

Words near alveolarisation in the dictionary

  1. alveolar ridges
  2. alveolar socket
  3. alveolar sockets
  4. alveolare
  5. alveolargenesis
  6. alveolarisation
  7. alveolarise
  8. alveolarised
  9. alveolarises
  10. alveolarising
  11. alveolarity

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: alveolarisation (page history and authors); alveolarization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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