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interdental

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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⋅ly, adverb
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in·ter·den·tal   (ĭn'tər-děn'tl)   
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.
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Main Entry: in·ter·den·tal
Pronunciation: "int-&r-'dent-&l
Function: adjective
: situated or intended for use betweenthe teeth interdental spaces> —in·ter·den·tal·ly /-&l-E/ adverb
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interdental in·ter·den·tal (ĭn'tər-děn'tl)
adj.

  1. Located or made for use between the teeth.

  2. Of or relating to the relationship between the proximal surfaces of the teeth of the same arch.

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