dental /'dentl; 'dentl/ adj 1 of or for the teeth: 牙齒的; 適于牙齒的： 4 ~ plate, a denture; 一副假牙; a ~ surgeon. 口腔外科爵師。 2 (phon) with the tip of the tongue near or touching the upper front teeth: (語(yǔ)音) 齒音的 (以舌尖靠近或接塀上門(mén)牙)： ~ sounds, eg /S, S/. 齒音 (例如 /S, d/)。