dental — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dental adj Relating to teeth or to the care and treatment of teeth.
Senses
dental is used for these senses in English:
- 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.
- dental (phonetics, uncommon) Articulated with the tip or blade of the tongue: coronal.
- dental (phonetics) A dental sound.
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.