dental

Adj

1. (relational) Of or concerning the teeth.
2. (relational) 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. (uncommon) Articulated with the tip or blade of the tongue: coronal.

Noun

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛn.təl/

Etymology

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

Synonyms

alveolar

dental consonant

alveolar consonant

tooth

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dentary

Translations

dental

dental

dentaire

dentale

🦷

dentário

dental

dentario

zębowy

οδοντικός

dental

dentale

tand-

zahnärztlich

dentistico

οδοντιατρικός