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- [al-vee-uh-lit, -leyt or al-vee-uh-ley-tid]
- /ælˈvi ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt or ælˈvi əˌleɪ tɪd/
- /æl.ˈviːə.lɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [al-vee-uh-lit, -leyt or al-vee-uh-ley-tid]
- /ælˈvi ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt or ælˈvi əˌleɪ tɪd/
Definitions of alveolate word
- adjective alveolate having many alveoli 3
- adjective alveolate resembling the deep pits of a honeycomb 3
- adjective alveolate honeycombed; full of small cavities 3
- adjective alveolate having alveoli; deeply pitted, as a honeycomb. 1
- noun alveolate Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities. 1
- noun alveolate (biology) A grouping of protists comprising the ciliates, sporozoa and dinoflagellates. 0
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Origin of alveolate
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
From the Latin word alveolātus, dating back to 1830-40. See alveolus, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Alveolate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alveolate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for alveolate
adj alveolate
- huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- spacious — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- gaping — to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
- vast — of very great area or extent; immense: the vast reaches of outer space.
- roomy — affording ample room; spacious; large.
Antonyms for alveolate
adj alveolate
- cramped — A cramped room or building is not big enough for the people or things in it.
- filled — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- small — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- narrow — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
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