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Webster 1913 Edition


Dental

Den′tal

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
dentale
. See
Dental
,
Adj.
]
1.
An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.
2.
(Zool.)
A marine mollusk of the genus
Dentalium
, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See
Dentalium
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dental

DENTAL

,
Adj.
Pertaining to the teeth. In grammar, formed or pronounced by the teeth, with the aid of the tongue; as, D and T are dental letters.

DENTAL

, n.
1.
An articulation or letter formed by placing the end of the tongue against the upper teeth, or against the gum that covers the root of the upper teeth, as D, T, and Th.
2.
A genus of shell-fish, Dentalium, of several species. The shell consists of one tubulous straight valve, open at both ends.

Definition 2024


dental

dental

English

Adjective

dental (comparative more dental, superlative most dental)

  1. Of or concerning the teeth, as in dental care.
  2. Of or concerning dentistry.
  3. (phonetics) Made with the tongue touching the teeth, as in dental fricative.

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Noun

dental (plural dentals)

  1. (veterinary medicine) Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.
  2. (phonetics) A dental sound.

Synonyms

  • (cleaning and polishing of animal's teeth): prophy

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Catalan

Etymology

dent + -al.

Adjective

dental m, f (masculine and feminine plural dentals)

  1. dental

French

Etymology

dent + -al.

Adjective

dental m (feminine singular dentale, masculine plural dentaux, feminine plural dentales)

  1. (linguistics) dental

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛnˈtaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

dental (not comparable)

  1. dental

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

Adjective

dental m, f (plural dentais, comparable)

  1. dental

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

dèntāl m (Cyrillic spelling дѐнта̄л)

  1. a dentale

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Spanish

Adjective

dental m, f (plural dentales)

  1. dental

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