dental

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   of or relating to the teeth

   dental floss

2. 2
   adj

   of or relating to dentistry

   dental student

3. 3
   adj

   Of or concerning the teeth.

   dental care

4. 4
   adj

   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

5. 5
   noun

   A dental sound.

   'Che Normah pronounced the name in the Malay manner, metathetically: Ruperet, the final dental initiated but not exploded.

6. 6
   noun

   a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge

7. 7
   adj

   Of or concerning dentistry.

8. 8
   adj

   Articulated with the tip or blade of the tongue: coronal.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French dental or Late Latin dentālis, from dēns (“a tooth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).