Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Alveolar \Al"ve*o*lar\ (?; 277), a. [L. alveolus a small hollow
   or cavity: cf. F. alv['e]olaire.] (Anat.)
   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells,
   sacs, or sockets.

   {Alveolar processes}, the processes of the maxillary bones,
      containing the sockets of the teeth.