Definitions for dental
ˈdɛn tlden·tal

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. alveolar consonant, dental consonant, alveolar, dental(adj)

   a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge

2. dental(adj)

   of or relating to the teeth

   "dental floss"

3. dental(adj)

   of or relating to dentistry

   "dental student"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. dental(Adjective)

   of or concerning the teeth: dental care

   Etymology: From dentalis, from dens, from h₁d-ent-, participle of h₁ed-, perhaps from an older sense "bite".

2. dental(Adjective)

   of or concerning dentistry

   Etymology: From dentalis, from dens, from h₁d-ent-, participle of h₁ed-, perhaps from an older sense "bite".

3. dental(Adjective)

   made with the tongue touching the teeth: dental fricative

   Etymology: From dentalis, from dens, from h₁d-ent-, participle of h₁ed-, perhaps from an older sense "bite".

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Dental(adj)

   of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery

   Etymology: [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See Tooth.]

2. Dental(adj)

   formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters

   Etymology: [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See Tooth.]

3. Dental(adj)

   an articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth

   Etymology: [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See Tooth.]

4. Dental(adj)

   a marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium

   Etymology: [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See Tooth.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Dental

   Pertaining to a tooth or teeth, or to odontology.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Dental

   den′tal, adj. belonging to the teeth: produced by the aid of the teeth.—n. an articulation or letter pronounced chiefly with the teeth.—adj. Den′tary, belonging to dentition, bearing teeth.—n. the distal element of the jaw of vertebrates below mammals.—Dental engine, a mechanical appliance giving a rotary motion to a dentist's boring instruments. [L. dens, dentis, a tooth. See Tooth.]

Anagrams for dental »

1. lanted

How to pronounce dental?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dental in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dental in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of dental in a Sentence

1. Margaret Murphy:

   Medicare covers what happens to the patient’s eyes even though it doesn’t provide routine eye care - but there’s no coverage for this type of extreme dental care, and people are ending up in the hospital with infections.

2. Kamala Harris:

   As it relates to private insurance, there will still be supplemental insurance, but yeah, transitioning into Medicare for All will at some point reduce the requirement for insurance because everyone will have access to health care, under... my vision of Medicare for All, people will have covered what they don't now in terms of vision care, dental care, hearing aids.

3. Mark Witton:

   Its not just their head size that is interesting: their jawlines and dental configuration are also quite sophisticated.

4. Marielaina Perrone DDS:

   The patient always comes first and I strive to deliver personalized dental care to each and every patient.

5. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar:

   You should only go to the shops for essential supplies, out for medical or dental appointments, or to care for others, or to take physical exercise, i wouldn't use the term lockdown and that's for very good reasons. I think it's a term that actually causes more confusion rather than clarity and is one I wouldn't use and don't intend to use in future.

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