"interdental" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more interdental [comparative], most interdental [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛntəl Etymology: inter- + dental. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|dental}} inter- + dental Head templates: {{en-adj}} interdental (comparative more interdental, superlative most interdental)
  1. Pertaining to the space between the teeth. Translations (pertaining to the space between the teeth): interdental (Catalan), hammasväli- (Finnish), hampaiden välinen (Finnish), medzizubný (Slovak), interdental (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-interdental-en-adj-NJ-ldvUt Categories (other): English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 22 26 27 25 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to the space between the teeth': 84 16
  2. (phonetics) Pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth. Categories (topical): Phonetics Translations (phonetics: pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth): أَسَلِيّ (ʔasaliyy) (Arabic), interdental (Catalan), interdentaalinen (Finnish), hampaidenvälinen (Finnish), interdental (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-interdental-en-adj-svVvu4pd Categories (other): English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 22 26 27 25 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences Disambiguation of 'phonetics: pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth': 26 74

Noun

Forms: interdentals [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛntəl Etymology: inter- + dental. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|dental}} inter- + dental Head templates: {{en-noun}} interdental (plural interdentals)
  1. (phonetics) A speech sound pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth. Categories (topical): Phonetics Translations (phonetics: type of sound): hammasvälikköäänne (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-interdental-en-noun-VFEg8MLh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 34 42 16 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 22 26 27 25 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences Disambiguation of 'phonetics: type of sound': 94 6
  2. (dentistry) A small toothbrush for cleaning in between adjacent teeth. Categories (topical): Dentistry Translations (small toothbrush): hammasväliharja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-interdental-en-noun-U2uJaJm- Categories (other): English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 22 26 27 25 Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'small toothbrush': 9 91

Inflected forms

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