Meanings
adjectiveinterdental (comparative more interdental, superlative most interdental)
comparative more interdental · superlative most interdental
- Pertaining to the space between the teeth.
It is recommended to use an interdental brush, or dental floss, to clean between the teeth.
- human sciencesPronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth.
nouninterdental (plural interdentals)
plural interdentals
- human sciencesA speech sound pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth.
- dentistryA 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.
2012, The Malahat Review, numbers 178-181, page 79
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
- Proto-Italic*n̥ter
- Latininter
- Latininter-
- Englishinter-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
- Proto-Italic*dents
- Latindēns
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Medieval Latindentālis
- Middle Frenchdenta
- Late Latindentālis
- Englishdental
- Englishinterdental
Translations
Arabic أَسَلِيّ
- أَسَلِيّ (ʔasaliyy)phonetics: pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth
Catalan interdental, interdental
- interdentalpertaining to the space between the teeth
- interdentalphonetics: pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth
Czech mezizubní
- mezizubnípertaining to the space between the teeth
Dutch interdentaal
- interdentaalpertaining to the space between the teeth
Finnish hammasväli-, hampaiden välinen
- hammasväli-pertaining to the space between the teeth
- hampaiden välinenpertaining to the space between the teeth
- interdentaalinenphonetics: pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth
- hampaidenvälinenphonetics: pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth
- hammasvälikköäännephonetics: type of sound
- hammasväliharjasmall toothbrush
French interdentaire
- interdentairepertaining to the space between the teeth
German interdental
- interdentalpertaining to the space between the teeth
Greek μεσοδόντιος
- μεσοδόντιος (mesodóntios)pertaining to the space between the teeth
Italian interdentale
- interdentalepertaining to the space between the teeth
Polish międzyzębowy
- międzyzębowypertaining to the space between the teeth
Russian межзу́бный
- межзу́бный (mežzúbnyj)pertaining to the space between the teeth
Slovak medzizubný
- medzizubnýpertaining to the space between the teeth
Spanish interdental, interdental
- interdentalpertaining to the space between the teeth
- interdentalphonetics: pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with interdental
environmentalrentaldentalexperimentalcontinentaldevelopmentalgentleinstrumentaldepartmentalaccidentalelementalintergovernmentaloccidentaltranscendentalnongovernmentalcoincidentallentiljudgmentalinterdepartmentaltemperamentalentalcompartmentalunsentimentalcental
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
interdental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interdental
MLA
“interdental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interdental. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interdental,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interdental.
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