Diastem

/ˈdaɪəstɛm/ noun

Definition

A gap or space between teeth, similar to a diastema but used less commonly in modern English.

Etymology

Variant or shortened form of 'diastema,' from Greek 'dia-' (apart) + 'stema' (from 'stasis,' standing). The plural form would be 'diastems,' used primarily in older dental or anatomical texts.

Kelly Says

Lauren Hutton, the famous 1970s supermodel, made her tooth gap iconic—before modern cosmetic dentistry, these gaps were either cosmetic concerns or signs of status in different cultures.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መለያ
me-le-ya
ARالعربية
अंतर
in-tar
BNবাংলা
বিস্তৃতি
bis-truti
CACatalà
diastem
dee-as-tem
CSČeština
diastem
dee-as-tem
DADansk
diastem
dee-as-tem
DEDeutsch
Diastem
dee-as-tem
ELΕλληνικά
διαστήματα
dee-as-tee-ma-ta
ESEspañol
diastem
dee-as-tem
FAفارسی
فاصله
fasa-le
FISuomi
diastem
dee-as-tem
FRFrançais
diastem
dee-as-tem
GUGU
વ્યસ્ત
vyas-t
HAHA
matsayi
mat-say-ee
HEעברית
מרחק
mer-khak
HIहिन्दी
अंतर
antar
HUMagyar
diastem
dee-as-tem
IDBahasa Indonesia
jarak
ja-rak
IGIG
nkwu
nkwu
ITItaliano
diastem
dee-as-tem
JA日本語
隙間
su-ki-ma
KKKK
аралык
ara-lyq
KMKM
ទី
tee
KO한국어
keum
MRMR
अंतर
antar
MSBahasa Melayu
diastem
dee-as-tem
MYမြန်မာ
ကွာ
kua
NLNederlands
diastem
dee-as-tem
NONorsk
diastem
dee-as-tem
PAPA
ਖਾਲ
khaal
PLPolski
diastem
dee-as-tem
PTPortuguês
diastem
dee-as-tem
RORomână
diastem
dee-as-tem
RUРусский
диастема
dee-ah-ste-mah
SVSvenska
diastem
dee-as-tem
SWKiswahili
umbali
oo-mba-lee
TAதமிழ்
இடைவெளி
i-dai-ve-li
TEతెలుగు
ఖండన
khandana
THไทย
ระยะห่าง
ra-ya haang
TLTL
distansya
dis-tan-sya
TRTürkçe
diastem
dee-as-tem
UKУкраїнська
діастема
dee-ah-ste-mah
URاردو
فجور
fujur
VITiếng Việt
khoảng cách
khoang cach
YOYO
iṣẹ̀
i-she
ZH中文
间隙
jiānxī
ZUZU
ikhathi
ee-kha-thee

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