interdental
[ in-ter-den-tl ]
adjective
between teeth.
Phonetics. articulated with the tip of the tongue between the upper and lower front teeth, as the fricatives (th̸) and (th) of thy and thigh.
Origin of interdental
1Other words from interdental
- in·ter·den·tal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for interdental
interdental
/ (ˌɪntəˈdɛntəl) /
adjective
situated between teeth
phonetics (of a consonant) pronounced with the tip of the tongue lying between the upper and lower front teeth, as for the th sounds in English thin and then
Derived forms of interdental
- interdentally, adverb
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