alveolus

noun

Definition of alveolusnext
as in pocket

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Recent Examples of alveolus Plateau pressure represents the pressure in the alveoli at some particular phase of breathing and is often used as a gauge to determine the maximum pressure that can be applied. — Ravinder Dahiya, IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2020 Her primary focus was on hyaline membrane disease, sometimes called respiratory distress syndrome, in which alveoli — tiny air sacs in the lungs — do not properly inflate. — Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 3 July 2024 More fluid enters the alveolus. — Avesta Rastan, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alveolus
  1. pocket
  2. cleft
  3. socket
  4. dimple
  5. impression
  6. opening
  7. crater
  8. alcove
Noun
  • Shough is a prototypical pocket passer with a big frame (6 foot 5, 219 pounds) who spent seven years at three schools due to a series of injuries at Texas Tech, his second stop.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Later that day, Ellie gets ready for the barn dance by using her pocket knife — sanitized with alcohol first, thankfully — to slice up the bite on her stomach.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of pocket
Noun
  • But today, the most important political cleft is not the fading distinction between right and left, but the rising conflict between liberal and illiberal, democratic and autocratic.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Many birth defects are treatable; orofacial clefts and some heart defects, for example, can be corrected with surgery.
    — Almut Winterstein, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
Definition of cleft
Noun
  • Ariel Courage’s debut is a fork jabbed into the electric socket of America.
    — Ryan Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Finally, the power supply is plugged into the socket on the turntable’s rear before turning on the mains power.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of socket
Noun
  • Without dimples, golf balls wouldn’t go nearly as far, as the effectiveness of air circulation would be diminished.
    — BestReviews, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Drizzle the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil all over the surface of the dough and into the dimples.
    — Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of dimple
Noun
  • Vogt, after some explaining, broke into an impression of a television character from a show famed for sending up things like convoluted job titles.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Yet Armstrong has made an instantaneous and significant impression.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of impression
Noun
  • As Major League Baseball teams around the country were preparing their fields for Thursday's opening day, the Kansas City Royals decided to call up SB Mowing.
    — Will Ujek, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The Royals put their opening day crowd of 39,393 through a ringer Thursday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of opening
Noun
  • Smoke fills the screen and, within seconds, a crater emerges.
    — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Perseverance, about the size of a car, captured the whirling twisters in January about a month after completing an arduous trek from the bottom of the crater up to its rim.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of crater
Noun
  • Curtains of a Tartan by Strathmore Woollen Company add privacy to a room lined with alcove beds.
    — Michael James Gardner, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The artsy atmosphere of the hotel attracts remote workers to the lobby’s many alcoves to work.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of alcove

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“Alveolus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alveolus. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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