| 单词 | dental |
| 释义 | dental (once / 3143 pages) adjn The adjective dental describes things that have something to do with teeth. Dental floss is the waxed string you use to clean between your teeth. A dental hygienist is the dentist's assistant, the one who cleans and polishes your teeth. When your dentist's office calls to remind you about your appointment, they might say, "You have a dental cleaning scheduled for next week." In phonetics, a dental is a sound that's made with your tongue touching your top teeth, like th-. In Middle French, dental means "of teeth," from the Latin dens, "tooth." WORD FAMILYdental: dentally, dentals USAGE EXAMPLESHence, I oversee our dental residents as they treat patients at the urgent-care clinic. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Rangitsch, owner and operator of Aspen Dental in Marion, began collecting vinyl records about a year and a half ago. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) A League City police spokesman, Kelley Williamson, says authorities are awaiting dental records to confirm that the remains are Johnson’s. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj of or relating to the teeth dental floss 2adj of or relating to dentistry dental student 3n a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge Syn|Hyper alveolar, alveolar consonant, dental consonant consonant a speech sound that is not a vowel |
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