dental
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dental
- /ˈdɛn.təl/ UK
- /ˈdɛn.təl/ US
- [ˈdɛnɾəɫ] US
- [ˈdɛɾ̃əɫ] US
- [ˈdɛnəɫ] US
- [ˈdɛnɾɫ̩] US
- [ˈdɛɾ̃ɫ̩] US
- [ˈdɛnɫ̩] US
Rhymes with -ɛntəl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French dental or Late Latin dentālis, from dēns (“a tooth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
adjective more dental · most dental
- 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 dentals
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Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.
Similar: prophy
- A dental sound. 'Che Normah pronounced the name in the Malay manner, metathetically: Ruperet, the final dental initiated but not exploded.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dent, dentistry, dentist, tooth, buccal, oral, prosthesis, prosthetics, prosthetic, medico, toxicology, dumb, mute, silent, teeth, sunni
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adj phonetics
| Español | dental |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 歯音 shion |
| Português | dental |
| Français | dental |
| Deutsch | dental |
| Italiano | dentale |
| Ελληνικά | οδοντικός odontikós |
| Русский | зубно́й zubnój |
| العربية | أَسْنَانِيّ ʔasnāniyy |
adj of or concerning the teeth
| Español | dental |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 牙齒的 /牙齿的 yáchǐ de, 牙的 yá de, 齒的 /齿的 chǐ de |
| Português | dental, dentário |
| Français | dentaire |
| Deutsch | Zahn- |
| Italiano | dentario, dentale |
| Ελληνικά | οδοντικός odontikós |
| Română | dentar |
| Русский | зубно́й zubnój |
| العربية | سِنِّيّ sinniyy |
adj of or concerning dentistry
| 中文 | 牙醫學的 /牙医学的 yáyīxué de, 牙醫的 /牙医的 yáyī de |
|---|---|
| Português | dentário |
| Français | dentaire |
| Deutsch | zahnärztlich |
| Italiano | dentario, dentale |
| Ελληνικά | οδοντιατρικός odontiatrikós |
| Русский | стоматологи́ческий stomatologíčeskij |
noun dental sound
| Português | dental |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Zahnlaut, Dental |
| Ελληνικά | οδοντικό σύμφωνο odontikó sýmfono |
| Tiếng Việt | âm răng |
Talk about this word "dental." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dental. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dental. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dental "dental." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dental.Cite this
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title = {dental},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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