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menton

/ˈmɛn.tən/

menton noun: the lowest point of the chin / mandibular symphysis.

Noun

menton (plural mentons)

  1. The lowest point of the chin / mandibular symphysis.
    Synonyms:
    gnathion

Proper noun capitalized: Menton

Menton (countable and uncountable, plural Mentons)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A coastal commune and frontier town adjoining Italy in Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

menton meaning in Tamil

menton in Tamil

தாடை

Synonyms of menton

Forms of menton

Noun
pluralmentons
Proper noun
pluralMentons

Origin of menton

From French menton (“chin”). Doublet of mentum.

(surname) variant of Manton.

Words formed from menton

Words that rhyme with menton

Questions about menton

What does menton mean?
Menton means the lowest point of the chin / mandibular symphysis.
What is menton in Tamil?
Menton in Tamil is தாடை. See Menton meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is menton?
Menton can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce menton?
Menton is pronounced /ˈmɛn.tən/.
What is the plural of menton?
The plural of menton is mentons.

Words near menton in the dictionary

  1. mentoanterior
  2. mentobregmatic
  3. mentolabial
  4. mentomeckelian
  5. mentomeckelians
  6. menton
  7. Mentone
  8. mentonian
  9. mentoniere
  10. mentonieres
  11. mentonière

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Adapted from Wiktionary: menton (page history and authors); Menton (page history and authors); menton (Tamil 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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