incisor
/ɪnˈsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/
incisor noun: a narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth of mammals, between the canines and adapted for cutting; in humans there are four in each jaw.
Noun
incisor (plural incisors)
incisor meaning in Hindi, Tagalog, Arabic and Malay
incisor in Hindi
- narrow-edged tooth
- कृन्तक kŕntak
incisor in Tagalog
- narrow-edged tooth
- ngiping harap
incisor in Arabic
- narrow-edged tooth
- قَاطِعَة qāṭiʕa
incisor in Malay
- narrow-edged tooth
- gigi kacip
More languagesFewer languages
- incisor in Persian
- دندان پیش dandân-e piš
- incisor in Thai
- ฟันตัด fan-dtàt
- incisor in Vietnamese
- răng cửa
Examples of incisor in a sentence
- Upper incisors are lost, reduced, or moved to accommodate the tooth-comb.
- Alternatively, torque can be placed in the archwire to retrocline the incisors.
- Dens in dente, peg-shaped lateral incisors, microdontia, megadontia, fusion, gemination and connation, talon cusp, taurodontism, etc.
Forms of incisor
| plural | incisors |
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Origin of incisor
Borrowed from New Latin incīsor, from Latin incīdō (“to cut into, cut through”) + -tor (“-er, -or”, agent noun suffix).
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Words that rhyme with incisor
Questions about incisor
- What does incisor mean?
- Incisor means a narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth of mammals, between the canines and adapted for cutting; in humans there are four in each jaw.
- What is incisor in Hindi?
- Incisor in Hindi is कृन्तक (kŕntak). See Incisor meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is incisor?
- Incisor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce incisor?
- Incisor is pronounced /ɪnˈsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of incisor?
- The plural of incisor is incisors.
Words near incisor in the dictionary
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