Defn: To make a dent upon; to indent.
The houses dented with bullets. Macaulay.
DENT
Dent, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth. See Tooth.] (Mach.)
Defn: A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc. Knight.
DENTAL
Den"tal, a. Etym: [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See Tooth.]
1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
2. (Phon.)
Defn: Formed by the aid of the teeth; — said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters. Dental formula (Zoöl.), a brief notation used by zoölogists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal. — Dental surgeon, a dentist.
DENTAL
Den"tal, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dentale. See Dental, a.]
1. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.
2. (Zoöl.)