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den·tal con·so·nant

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. alveolar consonant, dental consonant, alveolar, dentalnoun

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

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  1. Dental consonant

    A dental consonant is a consonant articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth, such as /θ/, /ð/. In some languages, dentals are distinguished from other groups, such as alveolar consonants, in which the tongue contacts the gum ridge. Dental consonants share acoustic similarity and in Latin script are generally written with consistent symbols (e.g. t, d, n). In the International Phonetic Alphabet, the diacritic for dental consonant is U+032A ◌̪ COMBINING BRIDGE BELOW. When there is no room under the letter, it may be placed above, using the character U+0346 ◌͆ COMBINING BRIDGE ABOVE, such as in /p͆/.

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  1. dental consonant

    A dental consonant is a type of consonant sound that is produced when the tongue touches the upper teeth during speech. There are several such sounds commonly used in various languages, including one that is like the "th" sound in English. These sounds are categorized under the broader terminology of 'place of articulation' in phonetics.

Wikidata

  1. Dental consonant

    A dental consonant is a consonant articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth, such as, and in some languages. Dentals are primarily distinguished from sounds in which contact is made with the tongue and the gum ridge, as in English, due to the acoustic similarity of the sounds and the fact that in the Roman alphabet they are generally written using the same symbols. In the International Phonetic Alphabet, the diacritic for dental consonant is ⟨ ̪ ⟩.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dental consonant in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dental consonant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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