alveolus

noun

Definition of alveolusnext
as in pocket

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Recent Examples of alveolus This balloon can, in turn, can push against the alveoli in the lung. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026 The alveoli take in oxygen from inhaled air and exchange it for carbon dioxide, a waste gas that is exhaled. — Susan Russell, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2025 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alveolus
  1. pocket
  2. cleft
  3. socket
  4. dimple
  5. impression
  6. opening
  7. crater
  8. alcove
Noun
  • And Mendoza took another big hit on the final play of his third drive while extending out of the pocket.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • ArianeGroup’s pockets are not bottomless, so this bears watching.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of pocket
Noun
  • From his flat top, cleft chin, starched collar, and tight shirt to the crease in his trousers tucked into black boots.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Along with the Antwerp Six, Martin Margiela put the small Belgian city of Antwerp on the international fashion radar, founding his house in 1988 and introducing cleft-toed boots, deconstructed clothes and all-white stores to the fashion lexicon.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of cleft
Noun
  • Magnetic resonance imaging, meanwhile, found that the man’s rotator cuff—the group of muscles and tendons that holds the upper arm firmly in the socket—was also destroyed.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
  • Jordan said the ballot tabulators were using power from batteries built into the machine, rather than being plugged into a socket.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of socket
Noun
  • Use 85% lean ground beef for juicy burgers, avoid overworking the meat, and form patties with a shallow center dimple.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026
  • The dimple in the mattress stretches into a deep depression, one that essentially rips all the way through.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 3 June 2026
Definition of dimple
Noun
  • While the Giants are likely to pursue catching help this winter, Vitello was comfortable saying that Susac made a solid impression.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The scratchy, sketchy linework goes for an impression of people and places rather than strictly realistic representation; the backgrounds mostly stripped away.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of impression
Noun
  • The Super Falcons were playing with house money after their opening loss to Malawi.
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • House races Craig's Senate candidacy creates an opening in the Second Congressional District, which Republicans have long wanted to flip.
    — Diana Paulsen, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of opening
Noun
  • Park and his colleagues went looking for the records of that catastrophe in the mud taken from the bottom of a small crater lake on the Kenya-Tanzania border.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Korean lunar orbiter spots Falcon 9 crash site The collision was expected to create a crater about 60 feet wide and 12 feet deep and throw a plume of dust and rock outward into the air.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of crater
Noun
  • Perhaps most delightfully, there’s an antique barber’s chair tucked into its own grooming alcove.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The ceiling arches in the back, hiding a tiny alcove where a couple sits tucked close, their legs tangled beneath the table.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of alcove

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