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den⋅tal

  [den-tl]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the teeth.
2. of or pertaining to dentistry or a dentist.
3. Phonetics.
a. (of a speech sound) articulated with the tongue tip touching the back of the upper front teeth or immediately above them, as French t.
b. alveolar, as English t.
c. interdental (def. 2).
–noun
4. Phonetics. a dental sound.
Origin:
1585–95; < ML dentālis, equiv. to L dent- (s. of dēns) tooth + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
den⋅tal⋅i⋅ty, noun
den⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
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den·tal   (děn'tl)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or for the teeth: dental caps.
  2. Of, relating to, or intended for dentistry: dental work; dental bills.
  3. Linguistics Articulated with the tip of the tongue near or against the upper front teeth: the English dental consonants t and d.
n.   Linguistics
A dental consonant.

[New Latin dentālis, from Latin dēns, dent-, tooth; see dent- in Indo-European roots.]
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Dental

Den"tal\, a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See Tooth.]

1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.

2. (Phon.) Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters.

Dental formula (Zo["o]l.), a brief notation used by zo["o]logists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal.

Dental surgeon, a dentist.

Dental

Den"tal\, n. [Cf. F. dentale. See Dental, a.]

1. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.
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Language Translation for : Dental
Spanish: dental,
German: Zahn-…,
Japanese: 歯の
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dental 
1594, from M.Fr. dental "of teeth," from L. dens (gen. dentis) "tooth," from PIE base *dont-, *dent- (see tooth).
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Main Entry: den·tal
Pronunciation: 'dent-&l
Function: adjective
1 : relating to, specializing in, or used in dentistry<dental surgery> <dental students>
2 : relating to or used on the teeth <dental paste> —den·tal·ly /-E/ adverb
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dental den·tal (děn'tl)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or for the teeth.
  2. Of, relating to, or intended for dentistry.

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dental   (děn'tl)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to the teeth.
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