dentition

«dentition» in Mova's school dictionary: the set of teeth in a mouth: how many teeth there are… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (dentition — usually uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Dentition is the set of teeth in a mouth: how many teeth there are, what kinds and how they are arranged. tree →

2) Dentition can mean the growing of teeth, especially in babies and children. tree →

sense in the lessons

A science word used in biology and by dentists. Scientists study an animal's dentition to learn what it eats: sharp canines for meat, flat molars for plants. Children have milk (baby) dentition and later permanent dentition. Phrases: milk dentition, permanent dentition, adult dentition.

examples

• A lion's dentition has long sharp canines for tearing meat. tree →
• Children's first dentition has 20 milk teeth. tree →
• The dentist checked my dentition. tree →
• A horse's dentition shows roughly how old it is. tree →
• Scientists studied the dinosaur's dentition to guess its diet. tree →
• Adult human dentition usually has 32 teeth. tree →

note

Formal or scientific word; in everyday talk say "teeth". Usually uncountable. Related words: dental, dentist, denture. In number problems: humans have 20 milk teeth and usually 32 adult teeth, so adults have 12 more.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dentition» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.