dental

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈdɛntəl/, /ˈdɛntl̩/
• (America) IPA: /ˈdɛntl̩/, [ˈdɛn(ɾ)ɫ̩], [ˈdɛɾ̃ɫ̩]

Adjective

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.

Synonyms

• (pertaining to teeth) toothly, teethly

Related terms

• dentist
• dentulous
• edentulous

Translations

• French: dentaire
• German: Zahn
• Italian: dentario, dentale
• Portuguese: dental, dentário
• Russian: зубно́й
• Spanish: dental

Translations

• French: dentaire
• German: zahnärztlich
• Italian: dentario, dentale
• Portuguese: dentário
• Russian: стоматологи́ческий

Translations

• French: dental
• Italian: dentale
• Portuguese: dental
• Russian: зубно́й
• Spanish: dental

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

Translations

• German: Zahnlaut
• Portuguese: dental

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