denture

English

Etymology

From Latin dens, dentis (“tooth”) + -urus, -ura, -urum, a suffix implying a set.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɛntjə(ɹ)/, /ˈdɛntʃə(ɹ)/
• (US) IPA: /ˈdɛntʃə(r)/

Noun

denture (plural dentures)

1. a set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
2. an artificial replacement of one or more teeth
3. (often in the plural) a complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth

Derived terms

• denture adhesive
• denture cleanser

Synonyms

• (artificial teeth): choppers

Translations

set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit

• Bulgarian: захапка (bg) (zahapka) f
• Dutch: gebit (nl) n
• Finnish: hampaisto (fi)
• German: Gebiss (de) n

• Greek: οδοντοστοιχία (el) (oδontostikhía) f
• Icelandic: falskar tennur (is) f pl
• Spanish: dentadura (es) f

artificial replacement of one or more teeth

• Bulgarian: изкуствени зъби (bg) (izkustveni zǎbi) pl
• Dutch: gebitsprothese (nl)

• German: Zahnersatz m
• Spanish: dentadura postiza (es) f

complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth

• Bulgarian: чене (bg) (čene) n
• Dutch: kunstgebit (nl) n
• Finnish: tekohampaat (fi) pl
• German: Zahnersatz m, die dritten Zähne, künstliche Gebiss n
• Greek: τεχνητή οδοντοστοιχία (el) (tekhnití oδontostikhía) f, μασέλα (el) (maséla) f

• Icelandic: falskar tennur (is) f pl
• Manx: far-eeacklyn (gv) f pl
• Russian: вставная челюсть (ru) (vstavnaja čeljustʹ) f
• Spanish: dentadura postiza (es) f, placa (es) f

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Translations to be checked

• Italian: dentiera f (1)
• Slovak: chrup m (1), protéza f (2, 3), umelý chrup m (3)

Anagrams

• retuned
• tenured
• untreed