Dictionary

denture en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdɛntʃə(ɹ)/ (UK)
• /ˈdɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ (US)
• /ˈdɛntjə(ɹ)/ (UK)

Etymology

From French denture (“set of teeth”), from Latin dens, dentis (“tooth”) + -urus, -ura, -urum, a suffix implying a set.

Meanings

1. A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.
2. An artificial replacement of one or more teeth.
   • After the mouth surgery, she was fitted with a denture.
3. (in-plural, often) A complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth.

Forms

Deriveds

denture cream · denture cleaner · denture adhesive · denturism · denturist · denture cleanser · overdenture · denture powder

Synonyms

choppers (artificial teeth) · false teeth (artificial teeth)

Translations (68)

de Zahnersatz (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · nn laustenner (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · es placa (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · bg изкуствени зъби (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · hu műfog (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · el οδοντοστοιχία (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · ga déadchíor (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · el τεχνητή οδοντοστοιχία (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · ca dentadura (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · pt dentadura (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · ja 義歯 (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · fr dentier (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · is falskar tennur (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · mi niho kēhua (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · ca pròtesi dental (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · de Zahnprothese (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · is falskar tennur (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · el μασέλα (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · ja 入れ歯 (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · fr prothèse dentaire (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · de Zahnersatz (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · sv tandprotes (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · nl gebitsprothese (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · hy ատամնաշար (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · ms gigi palsu (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · bg захапка (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · sv bett (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · pl proteza (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · es dentadura postiza (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · fr denture (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · de Gebiss (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · gv far-eeacklyn (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · ru вставны́е зу́бы (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · pt dentadura (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · de Zahnersatz (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · fi hampaat (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · hu fogsor (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · iba ngeli batu (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · de Prothese (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · fi hampaisto (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · hu fogbeültetés (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · de die dritten Zähne (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · ms gigi palsu (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · fr dentition (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · ru проте́з (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · ko 의치 (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · iu ᑭᒍᑎᓐᖑᐊᑦ (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · hu fogimplantátum (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · sv tandprotes (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · nl gebit (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · ga cíor fiacla (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · pt dentadura (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · ru вставна́я че́люсть (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · fi hammasproteesi (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · chr ᏗᏓᏅᏙᏍᏗ (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · bg чене (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · csb gebis (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · pdt Jebiss (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · hu műfogsor (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · cmn 假牙 (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · sv tanduppsättning (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit) · ru зубно́й проте́з (artificial replacement of one or more teeth) · es dentadura postiza (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · de künstliche Gebiss (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · fi hammasproteesi (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · nb gebiss (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · nl kunstgebit (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth) · ca dentadura postissa (artificial replacement of one or more teeth)