Dental (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. of or relating to the teeth.
  2. of or relating to dentistry or a dentist.
  3. Phonetics.
    • (of a speech sound) articulated with the tongue tip touching the back of the upper front teeth or immediately above them, as French t.
    • alveolar, as English t.
    • interdental (def. 2).
noun
  1. a dental sound.
adjective
  1. of or relating to the teeth
  2. of or relating to dentistry
  3. phonetics
    • pronounced or articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the backs of the upper teeth, as for t in French tout
    • (esp in the phonology of some languages, such as English) another word for alveolar
noun
  1. a dental consonant
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