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interdental - 3 dictionary results

in⋅ter⋅den⋅tal

[in-ter-den-tl]
–adjective
1. between teeth.
2. Phonetics. articulated with the tip of the tongue between the upper and lower front teeth, as the fricatives (th̸) and (th) of thy and thigh.

Origin:
1870–75; inter- + dental
in·ter·den·tal     (ĭn'tər-děn'tl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Located or made for use between the teeth.
  2. Pronounced with the tip of the tongue between the teeth, as (th) in that or (th) in thumb.

n.   An interdental consonant.

in'ter·den'tal·ly adv.

Interdental

In`ter*den"tal\, a. 1. Situated between teeth; as, an interdental space, the space between two teeth in a gear wheel.

2. (Phon.) Formed between the upper and lower teeth; as, interdental consonants.

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