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denture

/ˈdɛntjə(ɹ)/US/ˈdɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

denture noun: a set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.

denture: a set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
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Noun

denture (plural dentures)

  1. A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.
  2. An artificial replacement of one or more teeth.
    • After the mouth surgery, she was fitted with a denture.
  3. (in plural, often) A complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth.

denture meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Malay

denture in Tamil

பொய்ப் பல், செயற்கைப் பல், செயற்கைப் பல் தொகுப்பு, கட்டுப்பல், தசனத் தொகுப்பு, செயற்கைப் பற்தொகுப்பு

denture in Kannada

ಕೃತಕ ದಂತಪಂಕ್ತಿ, ಕಟ್ಟಿಸಿದ ಹಲ್ಲುಸಾಲು, ಇಟ್ಟಹಲ್ಲು, ಕಟ್ಟುಹಲ್ಲು

denture in Malay

artificial replacement of one or more teeth
gigi palsu
complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth
gigi palsu

Examples of denture in a sentence

  • Overeruption can cause interferences in the occlusion and difficulty when constructing dentures.
  • The use of the resultant biting-point can be incorporated with any technique of building complete dentures.
  • “Could you not do that?” Gwen requested, gnashing her dentures.

All 11 example sentences with denture

Synonyms of denture

Forms of denture

pluraldentures

Plural of denture: dentures

Origin of denture

From French denture (“set of teeth”), from Latin dens, dentis (“tooth”) + -urus, -ura, -urum, a suffix implying a set.

Words formed from denture

Phrases with denture

Words that rhyme with denture

Questions about denture

What does denture mean?
Denture means a set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.
What is denture in Tamil?
Denture in Tamil is பொய்ப் பல், செயற்கைப் பல், செயற்கைப் பல் தொகுப்பு. See Denture meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is denture?
Denture is a noun.
How do you pronounce denture?
Denture is pronounced /ˈdɛntjə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of denture?
The plural of denture is dentures.

Words near denture in the dictionary

  1. Dents du Midi
  2. dentulated
  3. dentulous
  4. dentulousness
  5. dentural
  6. denture
  7. denture adhesive
  8. denture adhesives
  9. denture cleaner
  10. denture cleaners
  11. denture cleanser

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: denture (page history and authors); denture (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); denture (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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