'Dental' definitions:
Definition of 'dental'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to the teeth; "dental floss"
adjective
Of or relating to dentistry; "dental student"
noun
A consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge [syn: alveolar consonant, dental consonant, alveolar, dental]
Definition of 'Dental'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'dental'
From: GCIDE
- dental \den"tal\ (d[e^]n"tal), a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See Tooth.]
- 1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Phon.) Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d and t are dental letters. [1913 Webster]
- Dental formula (Zool.), a brief notation used by zoologists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal.
- Dental surgeon, a dentist. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dental'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accented,
- allopathic,
- alveolar,
- apical,
- apico-alveolar,
- apico-dental,
- articulated,
- assimilated,
- back,
- barytone,
- bicuspid,
- bilabial,
- broad,
- cacuminal,
- central,
- cerebral,
- checked,
- chiropodic,
- chiropractic,
- clinical,
- close,
- consonant,
- consonantal,
- continuant,
- dentiform,
- dentoid,
- dissimilated,
- dorsal,
- exodontic,
- fanged,
- flat,
- front,
- glide,
- glossal,
- glottal,
- guttural,
- hard,
- heavy,
- high,
- homeopathic,
- hydropathic,
- iatric,
- intonated,
- labial,
- labiodental,
- labiovelar,
- lateral,
- lax,
- light,
- lingual,
- liquid,
- low,
- medical,
- mid,
- molar,
- monophthongal,
- muted,
- narrow,
- nasal,
- nasalized,
- naturopathic,
- neurological,
- obstetric,
- occlusive,
- odontoid,
- open,
- orthodontic,
- orthopedic,
- osteopathic,
- oxytone,
- palatal,
- palatalized,
- pediatric,
- periodontic,
- pharyngeal,
- pharyngealized,
- phonemic,
- phonetic,
- phonic,
- pitch,
- pitched,
- posttonic,
- prosthodontic,
- retroflex,
- rounded,
- semivowel,
- snaggle-toothed,
- snaggled,
- soft,
- sonant,
- stopped,
- stressed,
- strong,
- surd,
- surgical,
- syllabic,
- tense,
- thick,
- throaty,
- tonal,
- tonic,
- toothed,
- toothlike,
- toothy,
- tusked,
- twangy,
- unaccented,
- unrounded,
- unstressed,
- velar,
- vocalic,
- vocoid,
- voiced,
- voiceless,
- vowel,
- vowellike,
- weak,
- wide
Words containing 'Dental'
- Dentalism,
- Dental formula,
- Dental surgeon,
- dental amalgam,
- dental anatomy,
- dental appliance,
- dental assistant,
- dental care,
- dental caries,
- dental consonant,
- dental floss,
- dental gold,
- dental hygienist,
- dental implant,
- dental medicine,
- dental orthopaedics,
- dental orthopedics,
- dental plaque,
- dental plate,
- dental practice,
- dental practitioner,
- dental procedure,
- dental school,
- dental surgery,
- dental technician,
- doctor of dental medicine,
- doctor of dental surgery