dental
adjective
uk/ˈden.təl/us/ˈden.t̬əl/B2
relatingto theteeth:
牙的,牙齿的dentaldecay/treatment牙齿腐蚀/牙科治疗
- Have you made anappointmentforyournext dentalcheck-up?
- Pregnant women don't have topaydentalchargesunder thecurrenthealthsystem.
- She had tocancelher dentalappointment.
- I had some veryexpensivedentaltreatmentrecently- but it'llsavemeproblemsin thefuture.
- There are only two dentalpracticesin thetownand another one isbadlyneeded.
Relating to particular parts of the body
- abdominal
- abdominis
- anally
- aortic
- arterial
- aural
- bronchial
- cranial
- genito-urinary
- motor
- nasal
- neural
- nonvascular
- orally
- pubis
- pulmonary
- rectal
- rectally
- renal
- spinal
dental
noun[C]
phoneticsspecializeduk/ˈden.təl/us/ˈden.t̬əl/aspeechsoundin whichyourtonguetouchesyourfrontteeth
(舌头与牙齿摩擦发出的)齿音Linguistics: phonology & phonetics
- alliterative
- alveolar
- apheresis
- aphesis
- aphetic
- aspirate
- assonance
- guttural
- homonym
- laterally
- lax
- lenis
- macron
- misemphasis
- phonology
- segmental
- semivowel
- sibilance
- sibilant
- speech pathology