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alveolarization

alveolarization noun: the formation of alveoli.

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.).

alveolarization meaning in Tamil

alveolarization in Tamil

அண்பல் ஒலித்திரிபு

Forms of alveolarization

pluralalveolarizations

Origin of alveolarization

From alveolar + -ization or alveolarize + -ation.

Words formed from alveolarization

Questions about alveolarization

What does alveolarization mean?
Alveolarization means the formation of alveoli.
What is alveolarization in Tamil?
Alveolarization in Tamil is அண்பல் ஒலித்திரிபு. See Alveolarization meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is alveolarization?
Alveolarization is a noun.
What is the plural of alveolarization?
The plural of alveolarization is alveolarizations.

Words near alveolarization in the dictionary

  1. alveolarise
  2. alveolarised
  3. alveolarises
  4. alveolarising
  5. alveolarity
  6. alveolarization
  7. alveolarizations
  8. alveolarize
  9. alveolarized
  10. alveolarizes
  11. alveolarizing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: alveolarization (page history and authors); alveolarization (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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