interdental

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A speech sound pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth.
  2. A small toothbrush for cleaning in between adjacent 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.
形容词 adj.
  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. Pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth.

词形变化

more interdental comparative most interdental superlative interdentals plural

词汇关系

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Italic *n̥ter
Latin inter
Latin inter-bor.
English inter-
Middle French dentalbor.
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-
Proto-Indo-European *-ónts
Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts
Proto-Italic *dents
Latin dēns
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Late Latin dentālisbor.
English dental
English interdental
From inter- + dental.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Italic *n̥ter
Latin inter
Latin inter-bor.
English inter-
Middle French dentalbor.
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-
Proto-Indo-European *-ónts
Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts
Proto-Italic *dents
Latin dēns
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Late Latin dentālisbor.
English dental
English interdental
From inter- + dental.
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