#phonetic consonant

• Alveolar — Pertaining to alveoli, relating to alveoli, having the shape of alveoli, or provided with alveoli; formed by a network of small structural cavities. In linguistics, it describes sounds (consonants) articulated by touching the alveoli of the upper teeth with the tip of the tongue (such as 'd', 't', 'n', 's', 'z').