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orthodontic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, or relating to the dental speciality of orthodontics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or involving or practicing orthodontics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • orthodontic braces

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From orthodontia + -ic, equivalent to ortho- + -odont + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ortodòntic — of or relating to orthodontics
  • Dutch: orthodontisch — of or relating to orthodontics
  • Finnish: ortodonttinen — of or relating to orthodontics
  • French: orthodontique — of or relating to orthodontics
  • Italian: ortodontico — of or relating to orthodontics
  • Polish: ortodontyczny — of or relating to orthodontics
  • Portuguese: ortodôntico — of or relating to orthodontics
  • Romanian: ortodontic — of or relating to orthodontics
  • Spanish: ortodóncico — of or relating to orthodontics
  • Spanish: ortodóntico — of or relating to orthodontics