in·ter·den·tal ( n t r-d n tl)adj. 1. Located or made for use between the teeth. 2. Pronounced with the tip of the tongue between the teeth, as (  ) in that or (th) in thumb.n. An interdental consonant. in ter·dental·ly adv. |
interdental [ˌɪntəˈdɛntəl]
adj
1. (Medicine / Dentistry) situated between teeth
2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics (of a consonant) pronounced with the tip of the tongue lying between the upper and lower front teeth, as for the th sounds in English thin and then
interdentally adv
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