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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.

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[New Latin dentlis, from Latin dns, dent-, tooth; see dent- in Indo-European roots.]

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dental

Adjective

of or relating to the teeth or dentistry [Latin dens tooth]

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dental  (dntl)

Relating to the teeth.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dental - a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge alveolar, alveolar consonant, dental consonant 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 [ˈdɛntl] adj → dental

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dental [ˈdɛntl] adj → dentaire

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dental [ˈdɛntl] adj (filling, hygiene etc) → Zahn-;

(treatment) → zahnärztlich

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dental [ˈdɛntl] adj → dentale