Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dentition

/dɛnˈtɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: den-ti-tion
IPA: /dɛnˈtɪʃən/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The set of natural teeth of an individual.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The type, number and arrangement of the normal teeth of an organism or of the actual teeth of an individual.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An arrangement in an organism or object of projections that resemble teeth.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of growing teeth; teething.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Can a medical man say just exactly from the necessarily hurried examination he must give of the mouth, and without a special dental knowledge, what constitutes a good dentition?"
"As mentioned dentition of bivalves, i.e. teeth and sockets, occur on the vertical portion of the hinge plates of the two valves, which are in contact with each other when the shell is closed."

Etymology

From Latin dentītiō (“teething, dentition”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

dentitions (plural)

Derived Forms

dedentition dentitional misdentition pseudodentition

Phrases

milk dentition

Synonyms

teeth teething odontiasis

Rhymes With

position addition competition commission mission condition edition definition opposition permission tradition recognition

Questions

How do you pronounce dentition?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɛnˈtɪʃən/.
What does dentition mean?: The set of natural teeth of an individual.
Where does dentition come from?: From Latin dentītiō (“teething, dentition”).

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