What does «alveolar» mean in Spanish?
- Relating to or resembling alveoli.
Examples of use in Spanish: "nervios alveolares"; "receptáculos alveolares".
- Honeycombed.
- The sound or letter pronounced when the tongue is applied to the alveoli of the upper incisors.
- Possessing alveoli or having the shape of alveoli.
Examples of use in Spanish: "este cojín es de espuma alveolar" o "este cojín tiene forma alveolar".
- (viga alveolar) It is a construction element made from a rolled beam with circular or hexagonal perforations in its web, or from laminated beams cut in zig-zag by superimposing the two parts after shimming them in a certain length. It is also called "lightened web steel beam".
- (espuma alveolar) Foam that due to its shape and material is a good thermal and acoustic insulator, and resistant to shocks and jolts.
- (chapa o lámina alveolar) The one used for the separation of seeds of different sizes.
- (saco alveolar) A set of alveoli at each end of the respiratory bronchioles. The alveolar sacs form the alveoli, which are the last branches of the bronchioles located at the ends of the lungs.