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Pertaining to the space between the teeth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- It is recommended to use an interdental brush, or dental floss, to clean between the teeth.
Meaning relationships
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Pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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A speech sound pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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A small toothbrush for cleaning in between adjacent teeth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Middle French dentalbor. Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h3dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin dentālisbor. English dental English interdental From inter- + dental.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
միջատամնային
(miǰatamnayin)
— pertaining to the space between the teeth
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Catalan:
interdental
— pertaining to the space between the teeth
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Czech:
mezizubní
— pertaining to the space between the teeth
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Dutch:
interdentaal
— pertaining to the space between the teeth
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Finnish:
hammasväli-
— pertaining to the space between the teeth
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Finnish:
hampaiden välinen
— pertaining to the space between the teeth
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French:
interdentaire
— pertaining to the space between the teeth
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German:
interdental
— pertaining to the space between the teeth
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Greek:
μεσοδόντιος
(mesodóntios)
— pertaining to the space between the teeth
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Italian:
interdentale
— pertaining to the space between the teeth
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Polish:
międzyzębowy
— pertaining to the space between the teeth
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Russian:
межзу́бный
(mežzúbnyj)
— pertaining to the space between the teeth
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Slovak:
medzizubný
— pertaining to the space between the teeth
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Spanish:
interdental
— pertaining to the space between the teeth
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Albanian:
ndërdhëmbor
— phonetics: pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth
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Arabic:
أَسَلِيّ
(ʔasaliyy)
— phonetics: pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth
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Catalan:
interdental
— phonetics: pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth
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Finnish:
interdentaalinen
— phonetics: pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth
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Finnish:
hampaidenvälinen
— phonetics: pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth
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Spanish:
interdental
— phonetics: pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth
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Albanian:
ndërdhëmbore
— phonetics: type of sound
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Finnish:
hammasvälikköäänne
— phonetics: type of sound
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Finnish:
hammasväliharja
— small toothbrush