noun
Meaning 1
An orthodontic dentist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
orthodontist
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌɔː(ɹ)θəˈdɒntɪst/
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noun
Meaning 2
a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dentist, tooth doctor, dental practitioner
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English orthodontic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English orthodontist From orthodontic + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: օրթոդոնտ (ōrtʻodont) — orthodontic dentist
- Catalan: ortodontista — orthodontic dentist
- Dutch: orthodontist — orthodontic dentist
- French: orthodontiste — orthodontic dentist
- German: Kieferorthopäde — orthodontic dentist
- German: Kieferorthopädin — orthodontic dentist
- Interlingua: orthodontista — orthodontic dentist
- Polish: ortodonta — orthodontic dentist
- Portuguese: ortodontista — orthodontic dentist
- Russian: ортодонт (ortodont) — orthodontic dentist
- Spanish: ortodoncista — orthodontic dentist
- Spanish: ortodontista — orthodontic dentist
- Swedish: ortodontist — orthodontic dentist
- Vietnamese: bác sĩ chỉnh nha — orthodontic dentist
- Vietnamese: bác sĩ chỉnh hình răng — orthodontic dentist
- Vietnamese: bác sĩ chỉnh răng — orthodontic dentist