·adj An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.
II. Dental ·adj Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
III. Dental ·adj A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. ·see Dentalium.
IV. Dental ·adj Formed by the aid of the teeth;
— said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters.