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concavity
English
Etymology
From Old French concavité.
Morphologically concave +? -ity
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??kæv?ti/
Noun
concavity (countable and uncountable, plural concavities)
- (uncountable) The state of being concave
- (countable) A concave structure or surface
Antonyms
- convexity
Translations
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dent
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) enPR: d?nt, IPA(key): /d?nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
Etymology 1
From Middle English dent, dente, dint (“a blow; strike; dent”), from Old English dynt (“blow, strike, the mark or noise of a blow”), from Proto-Germanic *duntiz (“a blow”). Akin to Old Norse dyntr (“dint”). More at dint.
Noun
dent (plural dents)
- A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
- A type of maize/corn with a relatively soft outer hull, and a soft type of starch that shrinks at maturity to leave an indentation in the surface of the kernel.
- (by extension, informal) A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action
Translations
Verb
dent (third-person singular simple present dents, present participle denting, simple past and past participle dented)
- (transitive) To impact something, producing a dent.
- (intransitive) To develop a dent or dents.
Translations
Etymology 2
French, from Latin dens, dentis, tooth. Doublet of tooth.
Noun
dent (plural dents)
- (engineering) A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.
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- (weaving) A slot or a wire in a reed
Anagrams
- 'tend, tend
Catalan
Etymology
With change of gender from Latin dentem, accusative of d?ns m.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /?dent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?den/
Noun
dent f (plural dents)
- (anatomy) tooth
- tooth (saw tooth)
- tooth (gear tooth)
Derived terms
Related terms
- dentadura
- dental
- dentista
Further reading
- “dent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “dent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “dent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “dent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Middle French dent, with change of gender from Old French dent m, from Latin dentem, accusative of d?ns, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?dénts, *h?dónts.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??/
- Homophones: dam, dams, dans, dents
Noun
dent f (plural dents)
- tooth
- cog (tooth on a gear)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “dent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- tend
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /dent/, [d??n?t?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /dent/, [d??n?t?]
Verb
dent
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of d?, "they may give"
Lombard
Etymology
From dente.
Noun
dent
- tooth
Middle English
Noun
dent
- Alternative form of dint
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French dent.
Noun
dent f (plural dens)
- tooth
Descendants
- French: dent
Norman
Etymology
From Old French dent, from Latin d?ns, dentem, from Proto-Indo-European *h?dénts, *h?dónts.
Pronunciation
Noun
dent m (plural dents)
- (anatomy) tooth
Derived terms
- brînge à dents (“toothbrush”)
Related terms
- denchive (“gum”)
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin dentem, accusative of d?ns. Attested from the 12th century.
Pronunciation
Noun
dent f (plural dents)
- tooth
Related terms
References
Old French
Etymology
From Latin d?ns, dente
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?d?nt]
- Rhymes: -ent
Noun
dent m (oblique plural denz or dentz, nominative singular denz or dentz, nominative plural dent)
- (anatomy, of a comb) tooth
Descendants
- French: dent
Piedmontese
Etymology
From Latin d?ns, dentem, from Proto-Indo-European *h?dénts, *h?dónts.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??t/
Noun
dent m (plural dent)
- tooth
Derived terms
- dentin
- denton
- dentera
- dentista
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) daint
Etymology
From Latin d?ns, dentem, from Proto-Indo-European *h?dénts, *h?dónts.
Noun
dent m (plural dents)
- (anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) tooth
Derived terms
- pasta da dents (“toothpaste”)
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