dental

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or concerning the teeth.
2. Of or concerning dentistry.
3. Made with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth or the alveolar ridge.

Noun

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

Synonyms

alveolar

dental consonant

alveolar consonant

tooth

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dentary

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛn.təl/

Etymology

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