dental consonant

English Thesaurus

1. a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	consonant,
definition	:	a speech sound that is not a vowel (noun.communication)

derivation	:	alveolar,
definition	:	pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw (adj.pert)

derivation	:	alveolar,
definition	:	pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw (adj.pert)