dental

English

/ˈdɛntəl/, /ˈdɛntl̩/

adj
Definitions
  • Of or concerning the teeth, as in dental care.
  • Of or concerning dentistry.
  • (phonetics) Made with the tongue touching the teeth, as in dental fricative.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French dental borrowed from Latin dentālis, dēns (tooth, tusk) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁d-ent- (tooth).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁d-ent-

Gloss

tooth

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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