Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interdental

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-den-tal
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the space between the teeth.

adj

Pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth.

noun

A speech sound pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth.

noun

A small toothbrush for cleaning in between adjacent teeth.

Example Sentences

"It is recommended to use an interdental brush, or dental floss, to clean between the teeth."
"After he was struck by lightning, Melnyk suffered chronic problems with his teeth, despite brushing and flossing and using interdentals and even a Water Pic."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin dentālisder. Middle French dentalbor. ▲ Late Latin dentālisbor. English dental English interdental From inter- + dental.

Inflected Forms

more interdental (comparative) most interdental (superlative) interdentals (plural)

Derived Forms

interdentalize interdentally

Rhymes With

mental environmental experimental gentle dental rental continental instrumental non-governmental accidental developmental oriental

Questions

What does interdental mean?: Pertaining to the space between the teeth.
Where does interdental come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin dentālisder. Middle French dentalbor. ▲ Late Latin dentālisbor. English dental English interdental From inter- + dental.

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