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den·tal  (dntl)
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 dentlis, from Latin dns, dent-, tooth; see dent- in Indo-European roots.]

dental [ˈdɛntəl]
adj
1. (Medicine / Dentistry) of or relating to the teeth
2. (Medicine / Dentistry) of or relating to dentistry
3. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics
a.  pronounced or articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the backs of the upper teeth, as for t in French tout
b.  (esp in the phonology of some languages, such as English) another word for alveolar
n
(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics a dental consonant
[from Medieval Latin dentālis, from Latin dens tooth]

dental  (dntl)
Relating to the teeth.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dental - a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
consonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel
Adj.1.dental - of or relating to the teeth; "dental floss"
2.dental - of or relating to dentistry; "dental student"
Translations
dental [ˈdentl]
A. ADJdental
B. N (Ling) → dental f
C. CPD dental appointment Ncita f con el dentista
dental floss Nseda f dental, hilo m dental
dental hygienist Nhigienista mf dental
dental nurse Nauxiliar mf en odontología, enfermero/a m/f dental
dental science Nodontología f
dental surgeon Nodontólogo/a m/f, dentista mf
dental technician Nprotésico/a m/f dental

dental [ˈdɛntəl] adj [treatment, work] → dentaire; [health] → dentaire dental floss, dental hygienist, dental nurse, dental records, dental surgeon, dental surgery
dental floss nfil m dentaire
dental hygienist nhygiéniste mf dentaire
dental nurse nassistant(e) m/f dentaire
dental records npldossier m dentaire
dental surgeon ndentiste mf
dental surgery ncabinet m dentaire

dental
adj
Zahn-; treatmentzahnärztlich; trainingzahnmedizinisch (form)
(Ling) → Dental-, dental; dental soundDentallaut m
n (Ling) → Dental m, → Zahnlaut m

dental:
dental assistant
nZahnarzthelfer(in) m(f)
dental floss
nZahnseide f
dental hygiene
nZahnpflege f
dental hygienist
nzahnmedizinischer Fachhelfer, zahnmedizinische Fachhelferin
dental implant
nZahnimplantat nt
dental nurse
nZahnarzthelfer(in) m(f)
dental surgeon
nZahnarzt m/-ärztin f
dental technician
nZahntechniker(in) m(f)

dental [ˈdɛntl] adj (surgery, care) → dentistico/a, odontoiatrico/a; (appointment) → dal dentista
dental orthopaedics → ortodonzia
dental technician → odontotecnico

dental
adj dental [ˈdentl]
of or for the teeth Regular dental care is essential for healthy teeth. dentale سِنِّي، خاص بالأسْنان зъбен zubní tand-; dental- Zahn-... οδοντικός dental hamba- وابسته به دندان؛ دندانی hammas- dentaire שֶׁל שִינָיִים दंत्य zubni fog- mengenai gigi tann- dei denti 歯の 이의 dantų zobu- berkaitan dengan gigi tand- tann-, dental- zębowy, dentystyczny dentário dentar стоматологический zubný zoben zubni tand-, tandläkar- เกี่ยวกับฟัน diş, dişe ait 牙齒的 зубний; зуболікувальний داتوں کا ، دندانی thuộc về răng 齿的

dental متعلق بطب الأسنان zubní tand- dental οδοντικός dental hammas- dentaire zubni dentale 歯の 이의 tandheelkundig tann- dentystyczny dental зубной tand- เกี่ยวกับฟัน diş thuộc răng 牙科的


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