ALVEOLAR PROCESS Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the phrase alveolar process. (close relations)
Definition of ALVEOLAR PROCESS
process
Best Alternative Words for ALVEOLAR PROCESS
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crest | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave • the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) • the center of a cambered road • (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet • a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal verb • lie at the top of • reach a high point | ||||||||
protuberance | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out | ||||||||
ridge | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long narrow natural elevation or striation • any long raised strip • a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean • a long narrow range of hills • any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane • a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters verb • extend in ridges • plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip • throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides • spade into alternate ridges and troughs • form into a ridge | ||||||||
alveolar ridge | nounn | |||||||
noun • a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth | ||||||||
gum ridge | nounn | |||||||
noun • a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth |