interdental

English

Etymology

inter- +‎ dental.

Adjective

interdental (comparative more interdental, superlative most interdental)

1. Pertaining to the space between the teeth.

   It is recommended to use an interdental brush, or dental floss, to clean between the teeth.

2. (phonetics) Pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth.

Translations

pertaining to the space between the teeth

• Catalan: interdental
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• Slovak: medzizubný (sk)
• Spanish: interdental

phonetics: pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth

• Catalan: interdental
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: interdental

Noun

interdental (plural interdentals)

1. (phonetics) A speech sound pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth.
2. (dentistry) A small toothbrush for cleaning in between adjacent teeth.

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Catalan

Etymology

inter- +‎ dental

Adjective

interdental m or f (masculine and feminine plural interdentals)

1. interdental

Further reading

• “interdental” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “interdental”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “interdental” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “interdental” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Spanish

Etymology

inter- +‎ dental

Adjective

interdental m or f (masculine and feminine plural interdentales)

1. interdental

Further reading

• “interdental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014