1. Of or relating to the teeth
   "dental floss"
    
2. Of or relating to dentistry
   "dental student"
    
3. (phonetics) made with the tongue touching the teeth
   "The 'th' sound in 'think' is a dental fricative"

1. A consonant sound articulated with the tongue against or near the upper front teeth
   "The 'th' sounds in English are dentals";
   - dental consonant

Sounds like: dentil

Derived forms: dentals

Type of: consonant

Encyclopedia: Dental, alveolar and postalveolar nasals