Dentition

/dɛnˈtɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The arrangement, number, or type of teeth in the mouth; the process of growing teeth.

Etymology

From Latin 'dentitio,' derived from 'dentis' (tooth). The term refers both to the physical teeth themselves and the biological process of teething.

Kelly Says

Dentition is how paleontologists and archaeologists identify fossils—the pattern of your teeth is so specific to your species that a single tooth can sometimes tell a scientist whether they've found a human, a Neanderthal, or an early human ancestor.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል
en-k-u-la-l
ARالعربية
الأسنان
al-as-nan
BNবাংলা
দাঁতের ব্যবস্থা
da-ater-barer-byab-ostha
CACatalà
arcada dental
ar-ka-da den-tal
CSČeština
zubní řada
zoob-nee ra-da
DADansk
tandstilling
tand-stil-ling
DEDeutsch
Zahnstellung
tsa-hns-tə-lɛŋ
ELΕλληνικά
δόντια
do-n-tee-a
ESEspañol
dientes
dee-en-tes
FAفارسی
排列 دندان
par-e-ye-dan-dan
FISuomi
hampaiden asento
ham-pai-den as-en-to
FRFrançais
dents
dɑ̃
GUGU
દાંતોની રેખા
da-anto-nee re-kha
HAHA
kwalla
k-wa-la
HEעברית
חניכיים
kha-ni-kim
HIहिन्दी
दांतों की व्यवस्था
daantoon kee vyavastha
HUMagyar
fogak
fog-ak
IDBahasa Indonesia
susunan gigi
su-su-nan gigi
IGIG
nkwu
n-k-wu
ITItaliano
dentizione
den-tee-tsyo-neh
JA日本語
歯列
ha-retsu
KKKK
сөйлеу
soy-leu
KMKM
ចង្កៀង
ch-ang-k-i-ang
KO한국어
치아 배열
chi-a bae-yeol
MRMR
दांतांची व्यवस्था
da-an-cha-chi be-ya-vastha
MSBahasa Melayu
susunan gigi
su-su-nan gigi
MYမြန်မာ
တံတိုး
tan-to-e
NLNederlands
gebit
ge-bit
NONorsk
tennestilling
ten-nes-til-ling
PAPA
ਦੰਦਾਂ ਦੀ ਰੇਖਾ
dan-daan di ra-e-kha
PLPolski
zęby
zhen-bee
PTPortuguês
dentição
den-tee-sāw
RORomână
dentiție
den-tee-thee-eh
RUРусский
зубная система
zúbnaya sistéma
SVSvenska
tandställning
tand-stäl-ling
SWKiswahili
mpangofu wa meno
m-pang-o-fu wa me-no
TAதமிழ்
பற்களின் வரிசை
par-ka-lin var-i-sai
TEతెలుగు
దంతాల వరుస
dan-ta-al-varu-sa
THไทย
ฟัน
fan
TLTL
pagsusukang ng ngipin
pagsu-su-kang ng ngi-pin
TRTürkçe
diş dizilimi
dish di-zi-li-mi
UKУкраїнська
зубна система
zúbna systema
URاردو
دانتوں کی صف
dan-ton ki saf
VITiếng Việt
đai răng
dai-rang
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ́ ìwọ́
e-ko-i-wo
ZH中文
牙齿排列
yá-chǐ pái-liè
ZUZU
amashu
a-ma-shu

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