alveolar ridge in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.alveolar [Brit alˈvɪələ, ˌalvɪˈəʊlə, Am ælˈvi(ə)lər] N

II.alveolar [Brit alˈvɪələ, ˌalvɪˈəʊlə, Am ælˈvi(ə)lər] ADJ

I.ridge [Brit rɪdʒ, Am rɪdʒ] N

II.ridge [Brit rɪdʒ, Am rɪdʒ] VB trans

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alveolar ridge in the PONS Dictionary

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Sounds made with the tongue touching the alveolar ridge while speaking are called alveolar consonants.
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The hard palate is horizontal for up to 1 cm behind the teeth, before suddenly opening upward in a feature known as the alveolar ridge.
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Most commonly the tip of the tongue makes contact with the upper teeth (see dental consonant) or the upper gum (the alveolar ridge) just behind the teeth (see alveolar consonant).
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In many languages consonants are articulated with the tongue touching or close to the upper alveolar ridge.
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Articulation disorders have to do with the main articulators which are the lips, teeth, alveolar ridge, hard palate, velum, glottis, and the tongue.
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In particular, the point at which the tongue body approximates the palate varies from near the uvula (for low notes) to near the alveolar ridge (for high notes).
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It usually presents as a white papule 1 - 2 mm in diameter on the maxillary (upper) alveolar ridge of newborns.
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This involves the buccal and lingual aspects of the alveolar ridges.
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Less commonly there may be a single fold, and the lesion may appear on the lingual surface of the mandibular alveolar ridge.
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Secondary support for the complete mandibular denture is provided by the alveolar ridge crest.
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