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dentation

den·ta·tion
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [den-tey-shuh n]
    • /dɛnˈteɪ ʃən/
    • /den.ˈteɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [den-tey-shuh n]
    • /dɛnˈteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of dentation word

  • noun dentation the state or condition of being dentate 3
  • noun dentation an angular projection or series of projections, as on the margin of a leaf 3
  • noun dentation the quality or state of being dentate 3
  • noun dentation a toothlike projection, as on a leaf 3
  • noun dentation the state or form of being dentate. 1
  • noun dentation an angular or toothlike projection of a margin. 1

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Origin of dentation

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; dentate + -ion

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dentation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dentation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

dentation usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dentation

noun dentation

  • ivory — the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
  • point — a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.
  • canine — Canine means relating to dogs.
  • snag — a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
  • tine — a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.

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