dental

CEFRA2

/ˈdɛn.təl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Relating to teeth or their care.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth or with the blade of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, so that the tip of the tongue rests near the teeth.

Examples

  • How much will it cost to get a dental cleaning?

  • I've got a dental appointment at 3 o'clock.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˈdɛnɾəɫ]
  • [ˈdɛɾ̃əɫ]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of or concerning the teeth.

  2. Of or concerning dentistry.

  3. Articulated with the tip or blade of the tongue: coronal.

More examples

In context

  • Do I need more dental work?

  • dental fricative

  • 'Che Normah pronounced the name in the Malay manner, metathetically: Ruperet, the final dental initiated but not exploded.

Synonyms

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Her blank appointment at three o'clock involves a routine cleaning and checkup.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from Middle French dental or Late Latin dentālis, from dēns (“a tooth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).