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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge;
[syn: alveolar consonant, dental consonant, alveolar, dental]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to the teeth;
- Example: "dental floss"

2. of or relating to dentistry;
- Example: "dental student"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

dental \den"tal\ (d[e^]n"tal), a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See Tooth.] 1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery. [1913 Webster] 2. (Phon.) Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d and t are dental letters. [1913 Webster] Dental formula (Zool.), a brief notation used by zoologists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal. Dental surgeon, a dentist. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dental \Den"tal\, n. [Cf. F. dentale. See Dental, a.] 1. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dental adj 1: of or relating to the teeth; "dental floss" 2: of or relating to dentistry; "dental student" n 1: a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge [syn: alveolar consonant, dental consonant, alveolar, dental]