/ Dictionary / Index D dental: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: den•tal Pronunciation: (den'tl), [key] — adj. of or pertaining to the teeth. of or pertaining to dentistry or a dentist. (of a speech sound) articulated with the tongue tip touching the back of the upper front teeth or immediately above them, as French t. alveolar, as English t. interdental (def. 2). —n. a dental sound. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: dental (Thesaurus) dent dental caries Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tactful Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language