alvéole
See also: alveole and alvéolé
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin alveolus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.ve.ɔl/
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Noun
alvéole m (plural alvéoles)
- (anatomy) alveolus
- cell (in honeycomb), alveolus (of beehive)
- cavity (in rock)
Usage notes
Very often feminine.
Derived terms
- alvéolé
- alvéole pulmonaire
Further reading
- “alvéole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.