Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dental

1 sense of dental

Sense 1
alveolar consonant, dental consonant, alveolar, dental -- (a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge)
       => consonant -- (a speech sound that is not a vowel)

Similarity of adj dental

2 senses of dental

Sense 1
dental -- (of or relating to the teeth; "dental floss")

Sense 2
dental -- (of or relating to dentistry; "dental student")