Also called relative maximum, local maximum. the value of a function at a certain point in its domain, which is greater than or equal to the values at all other points in the immediate vicinity of the point. Compare absolute maximum. the point in the domain at which a maximum occurs.
Definition of ALVEOLUS. 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.. : 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.
a little hollow, as the socket of a tooth, a follicle of an acinous gland, or a pulmonary alveolus. adj., adj alveÂ´olar. dental alveoli the cavities or sockets of either jaw, in which the roots of the teeth are embedded. pulmonary alveoli small outpouchings along the walls of the alveolar sacs and alveolar ducts; through them, gas exchange takes place between alveolar gas and pulmonary capillary blood.