alveolar process alveolar point • alveolar resorption · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · alveolar process · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth. Synonyms: alveolar ridge, gum ridge, alveolar process. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · alveolar ridge · · Synonym 1 gum ridge · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 v latin small letter v U+0076