interdental
interdental adjective: pertaining to the space between the teeth.
Adjective
interdental (comparative more interdental, superlative most interdental)
- Pertaining to the space between the teeth.
- It is recommended to use an interdental brush, or dental floss, to clean between the teeth.
- Pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth.
Noun
interdental (plural interdentals)
- A speech sound pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth.
- A small toothbrush for cleaning in between adjacent teeth.
- After he was struck by lightning, Melnyk suffered chronic problems with his teeth, despite brushing and flossing and using interdentals and even a Water Pic.2012, The Malahat Review, numbers 178-181, page 79
interdental meaning in Tamil and Arabic
interdental in Tamil
- பல்லிடை
interdental in Arabic
- phonetics: pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth
- أَسَلِيّ ʔasaliyy
Forms of interdental
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more interdental |
| superlative | most interdental |
| Noun | |
| plural | interdentals |
Origin of interdental
From inter- + dental.
Words formed from interdental
Words that rhyme with interdental
- mental
- transcendental
- accidental
- complemental
- gentle
- elemental
- oriental
- rental
- trental
- continental
- dental
- experimental
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- instrumental
- incruental
- lentil
- predental
- temperamental
- bidental
- cental
- coincidental
- decremental
- documental
- emolumental
- environmental
- firmamental
- interdepartmental
- judgmental
- occidental
- parliamental
- pseudodental
- submental
- supradental
- addental
- adjustmental
- advectional
- affectational
- agro-environmental
- alimental
- alveolodental
- amental
- antidental
- apartmental
- apicodental
- aplacental
- argental
- argumental
- atlantodental
- atramental
- bimental
- bioenvironmental
- biparental
- cemental
- cervicomental
- cliental
- compartmental
- componental
- craniodental
- departmental
- developmental
- diaplacental
Questions about interdental
- What does interdental mean?
- Interdental means pertaining to the space between the teeth.
- What is interdental in Tamil?
- Interdental in Tamil is பல்லிடை. See Interdental meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is interdental?
- Interdental can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near interdental in the dictionary
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