English Explanatory Dictionary

interdental

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to the space between the teeth.
  2. Pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth.
noun
  1. A speech sound pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth.
  2. A small toothbrush for cleaning in between adjacent teeth.

Word forms

interdental more interdental most interdental interdentals

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *ənter 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.

Derived words

interdentalize interdentally
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