pontic

plural pontics

1. dentistryA false tooth that forms part of a dental bridge.

1. not comparableanatomyRelating to the pons.

   Synonyms: pontal, pontile, pontine

1. historicalnot comparableOf or relating to kingdom of Pontus.
2. historicalnot comparableOf or relating to the region of Pontus in northern Anatolia.
3. not comparablehuman sciencesOf or relating to Pontic Greek, the dialect of Greek that developed in Pontus and is now spoken chiefly in rural northern Greece.
4. historicalnot comparableOf or relating to the Black Sea.

1. abbreviationclippingClipping of Pontic Greek, the dialect of Greek developed in Pontus and now chiefly spoken in rural northern Greece.