Zahn — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cog noun A tooth on a gear wheel, or the wheel itself.
- dental adj Relating to teeth or to the care and treatment of teeth.
- jag verb To cut or tear something unevenly, leaving a rough, sharp edge.
- tine noun A pointed prong, such as one of the points of a fork or a comb tooth.
- tooth noun A hard structure in the mouth used for biting and chewing.
Senses
Zahn is used for these senses in English:
- cog A tooth on a gear.
- dental (phonetics) 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.
- tine A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
- tooth A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.
cog — full definition
- noun A tooth on a gear wheel, or the wheel itself.
- noun An unimportant, replaceable part of a much bigger system, especially used of a person.
dental — full definition
- adj Relating to teeth or to the care and treatment of teeth.
- adj In phonetics, describing a speech sound made with the tongue touching the upper front teeth.