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den·tal

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–adjective

1.	of or pertaining to the teeth.

2.	of or pertaining to dentistry or a dentist.

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 déns) tooth + -ālis -al¹

]

—Related forms

den·tal·i·ty, noun

den·tal·ly, adverb

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den·tal Audio Help (děn'tl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of, relating to, or for the teeth: dental caps.
Of, relating to, or intended for dentistry: dental work; dental bills.
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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dental
adjective
1.	of or relating to the teeth; "dental floss"
2.	of or relating to dentistry; "dental student"
noun
1.	a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge [syn: alveolar consonant]

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dental [ˈdentl] adjective

of or for the teeth
Example: Regular dental care is essential for healthy teeth.

Arabic:	سِنِّي، خاص بالأسْنان
Chinese (Simplified):	牙齿的
Chinese (Traditional):	牙齒的
Czech:	zubní
Danish:	tand-; dental-
Dutch:	tand-
Estonian:	hamba-
Finnish:	hammas-
French:	dentaire
German:	Zahn-…
Greek:	οδοντικός
Hungarian:	fog-
Icelandic:	tann-
Indonesian:	mengenai gigi
Italian:	dei denti*

Japanese:	歯の
Korean:	치아의, 치과의
Latvian:	zobu-
Lithuanian:	dantų
Norwegian:	tann-, dental-
Polish:	zębowy, dentystyczny
Portuguese (Brazil):	dentário
Portuguese (Portugal):	dentário
Russian:	стоматологический
Slovak:	zubný
Slovenian:	zoben
Spanish:	dental
Swedish:	tand-, tandläkar-
Turkish:	diş, dişe ait

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

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dental den·tal (děn'tl)
adj.

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

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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\, 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.

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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.