dental
adjective
- pertaining to teeth
noun
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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Pronunciation: /ˈdɛn.təl/ / [ˈdɛnɾəɫ] / [ˈdɛɾ̃əɫ]
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Middle French dentalbor. Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin dentālisbor. English dental Borrowed from Middle French dental or Late Latin dentālis, from dēns (“a tooth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
- Of or concerning the teeth.
“dental care”
- Of or concerning dentistry.
- Articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth or with the blade of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, so that the tip of the tongue rests near the teeth.
“dental fricative”
- Articulated with the tip or blade of the tongue: coronal.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Middle French dentalbor. Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin dentālisbor. English dental Borrowed from Middle French dental or Late Latin dentālis, from dēns (“a tooth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
- Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.
- A dental sound.
“'Che Normah pronounced the name in the Malay manner, metathetically: Ruperet, the final dental initiated but not exploded.”