Meanings
adjectiveorthodontic (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, or relating to the dental speciality of orthodontics.
Many parents can’t afford that “great smile,” though, which is why a thriving cottage industry of homemade orthodontic remedies has surfaced to provide the perfect smile to those who can’t afford licensed orthodontic work.
2015 August 20, Julie Gunlock, “Your Child Might Not Need Those Costly Braces”, in Time, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2024
Origin
From orthodontia + -ic, equivalent to ortho- + -odont + -ic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan ortodòntic
- ortodònticof or relating to orthodontics
Dutch orthodontisch
- orthodontischof or relating to orthodontics
Finnish ortodonttinen
- ortodonttinenof or relating to orthodontics
French orthodontique
- orthodontiqueof or relating to orthodontics
Italian ortodontico
- ortodonticoof or relating to orthodontics
Polish ortodontyczny
- ortodontycznyof or relating to orthodontics
Portuguese ortodôntico
- ortodônticoof or relating to orthodontics
Romanian ortodontic
- ortodonticof or relating to orthodontics
Spanish ortodóncico, ortodóntico
- ortodóncicoof or relating to orthodontics
- ortodónticoof or relating to orthodontics
Cite this entry
APA
orthodontic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthodontic
MLA
“orthodontic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthodontic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthodontic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthodontic.
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