Meanings
plural dentitions
- countableuncountableThe set of natural teeth of an individual.
- countableuncountableThe type, number and arrangement of the normal teeth of an organism or of the actual teeth of an individual.
Can a medical man say just exactly from the necessarily hurried examination he must give of the mouth, and without a special dental knowledge, what constitutes a good dentition?
2022, Lindsey Fitzharris, The Facemaker, page 42 - countableuncountableAn arrangement in an organism or object of projections that resemble teeth.
As mentioned dentition of bivalves, i.e. teeth and sockets, occur on the vertical portion of the hinge plates of the two valves, which are in contact with each other when the shell is closed.
2008, Anis Kumar Ray, Fossils in Earth Sciences, page 165
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe eruption through the gums of baby teeth
nounthe kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latindentītiō“teething, dentition”
- Englishdentition
From Latin dentītiō (“teething, dentition”).
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Catalan dentició
- denticióset of natural teeth
Chinese Mandarin 齒列 /齿列, 牙列
- 齒列 /齿列set of natural teeth
- 牙列set of natural teeth
- 齒系 /齿系 (chǐxì)set of natural teeth
- 牙系set of natural teeth
- 齒列 /齿列type and arrangement of normal teeth
- 牙列type and arrangement of normal teeth
- 齒系 /齿系 (chǐxì)type and arrangement of normal teeth
- 牙系type and arrangement of normal teeth
Esperanto dentaro
- dentaroset of natural teeth
Finnish hampaisto, hampaat
- hampaistoset of natural teeth
- hampaatset of natural teeth
- hampaistotype and arrangement of normal teeth
- hampaattype and arrangement of normal teeth
- hammaskaavatype and arrangement of normal teeth
- hammastusarrangement that resembles teeth
French dentition
- dentitionset of natural teeth
Greek οδοντοστοιχία, οδοντοστοιχία
- οδοντοστοιχία (odontostoichía)set of natural teeth
- οδοντοστοιχία (odontostoichía)type and arrangement of normal teeth
Irish déad, déadeagar
- déadset of natural teeth
- déadeagartype and arrangement of normal teeth
Italian dentizione, dentizione
- dentizioneset of natural teeth
- dentizionetype and arrangement of normal teeth
Spanish dentadura, jachamenta
- dentaduraset of natural teeth
- jachamentaset of natural teeth
- carameraset of natural teeth
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with dentition
Cite this entry
dentition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dentition
“dentition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dentition. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dentition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dentition.
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