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dental

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛn.təl/

The English word “dental” has 6 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or concerning the teeth.
  2. Of or concerning dentistry.
  3. 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.
  4. Articulated with the tip or blade of the tongue: coronal.

noun

  1. Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.
  2. A dental sound.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French dental or Late Latin dentālis, from dēns (“a tooth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

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