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buccopalatal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • [ˌbʌ.kʰoʊːˈpʰæːlə.ɾɫ̩]
  • /ˌbʌkoʊˈpælətəl/

Etymology

Etymology tree Celticbor.? Latin buccader. English bucco- Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English palatal English buccopalatal From bucco- + palatal.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) buccal and palatal, that is, pertaining to the cheek and the palate, as: ▸ In a location on the buccal and palatal aspect (of a tooth or its socket).
  2. (not-comparable) buccal and palatal, that is, pertaining to the cheek and the palate, as: ▸ In a direction with buccal and palatal vectors.
    • Cured resin blocks were cut in the middle of buccopalatal and mesiodistal directions using linear precision saw (Isomet 5000; Buehler Ltd., Lake Bluff, IL, USA) referring to four reference points. 2015 August 18, Min-Kyung Ji et al., “Evaluation of marginal fit of 2 CAD-CAM anatomic contour zirconia crown systems and lithium disilicate glass-ceramic crown”, in The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics, volume 7, →DOI:

Relateds

buccogingival · buccoapical · buccolabial · buccolingual · buccocervical