1
- attrib. of or relating to the teeth（与）牙齿（有关）的：
dental health.
牙齿健康。
1.1
- of or relating to dentistry（与）牙科（有关）的：
dental councils.
牙科学理事会。
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- Phonetics (of a consonant) pronounced with the tip of the tongue against the upper front teeth (as th) or the alveolar ridge (as n, d, t)【语音】（辅音）齿音的（如th, n, d, t）。
- Phonetics a dental consonant【语音】齿音。
派生词
dentalize
（亦作-ise）verb （Phonetics 【语音】）dentally
adverb词源
late 16th cent.: from late Latin dentalis, from Latin dens, dent- 'tooth'.