Definition of dental Dental

/dɛˈntʌl/ - [dentul] - den•tal

We found 15 definitions of dental from 6 different sources.

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What does dental mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

dental, dentaller, dentallest

dental - of or relating to the teeth; "dental floss"
dental - of or relating to dentistry; "dental student"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • dental (Adjective)
    Of or concerning the teeth: dental care.
  • dental (Adjective)
    Of or concerning dentistry.
  • dental (Adjective)
    Made with the tongue touching the teeth: dental fricative.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • dental (a.)
    Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
  • dental (a.)
    Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters.
  • dental (a.)
    An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.
  • dental (a.)
    A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • dental
    Of or pertaining to the teeth.
  • dental
    Of or pertaining to dentistry.
  • dental
    A sound articulated with the teeth.
  • dental
    (Of sounds) Articulated with the teeth.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • dental
    den′tal, adj. belonging to the teeth: produced by the aid of the teeth.—n. an articulation or letter pronounced chiefly with the teeth.—adj. Den′tary, belonging to dentition, bearing teeth.—n. the distal element of the jaw of vertebrates below mammals.—Dental engine, a mechanical appliance giving a rotary motion to a dentist's boring instruments. [L. dens, dentis, a tooth. See Tooth.]

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  • dental, noun, singular of dentals.
  • dental, adjective, not comparable.

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dental in sign language
Sign language - letter D Sign language - letter D Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter N Sign language - letter N Sign language - letter T Sign language - letter T Sign language - letter A Sign language - letter A Sign language - letter L Sign language - letter L