Dental : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Dental	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Dental
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dental adj of or relating to the teeth; "dental floss" of or relating to dentistry; "dental student" n a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge Synonym(s): alveolar consonant, dental consonant, alveolar, dental
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dental \Den"tal\, a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See {Tooth}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery. 2. (Phon.) Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters. {Dental formula} (Zo[94]l.), a brief notation used by zo[94]logists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal. {Dental surgeon}, a dentist.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dental \Den"tal\, n. [Cf. F. dentale. See {Dental}, a.] 1. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A marine mollusk of the genus {Dentalium}, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See {Dentalium}.