alvéolo

Borrowed from Latin alveolus.

alvéolo m (plural alvéolos)

1. (anatomy) alveolus (small air sac in the lungs)
2. (anatomy) dental alveolus; tooth socket (socket in the jaw in which the roots of teeth are held)
3. alveolus (small cavity or pit)
4. cell (hexagonal compartment in a honeycomb)
5. (geology, dated) alluvial fan (cone-shaped deposit of alluvium)

   Synonyms: leque aluvial, cone aluvial, cone de dejeção

• alveolo

Borrowed from Latin alveolus.

• IPA^(key): /alˈbeolo/ [alˈβ̞e.o.lo]
• Rhymes: -eolo
• Syllabification: al‧vé‧o‧lo

alvéolo m (plural alvéolos)

1. (anatomy) alveolus (anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity)

• “alvéolo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28