dental

UK /ˈdɛn.təl/ US /ˈdɛn.təl/
adj 4noun 2

Definitions

adj

1

Of or concerning the teeth.

dental care

2

Of or concerning dentistry.

3

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

4

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

noun

1

Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.

2

A dental sound.

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

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