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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Dental \Den"tal\, a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See
{Tooth}.]
1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental
surgery.
2. (Phon.) Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain
articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t
are dental letters.
{Dental formula} (Zo["o]l.), a brief notation used by
zo["o]logists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a
mammal.
{Dental surgeon}, a dentist.
Dental \Den"tal\, n. [Cf. F. dentale. See {Dental}, a.]
1. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A marine mollusk of the genus {Dentalium}, with
a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See
{Dentalium}.
资料来源 : WordNet®
dental
adj 1: of or relating to the teeth; "dental floss"
2: of or relating to dentistry; "dental student"