transcription, транскрипция: [ al-ˈvē-ə-ləs ]
noun
( plural al·ve·o·li -ˌlī, -(ˌ)lē)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of alveus cavity, hollow, from alvus belly, beehive; akin to Lithuanian aulys beehive, Greek aulos tube, flute
Date: circa 1706
1. : a small cavity or pit: as
a. : a socket in the jaw for a tooth
b. : a small air-containing compartment of the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and from which respiratory gases are exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries
c. : an acinus of a compound gland
d. : a cell of a honeycomb
2. : teethridge