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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

mesial en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈmiːzɪəl/

Etymology

Irregular derivation from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the midline of the body.
    • His pale Galilean eyes were upon her mesial groove. Venus Kallipyge. O, the thunder of those loins! 1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:
  2. (not-comparable) Facing the side of a tooth which faces the middle of the jaw.

Antonyms

antonym(s) of

Coordinates

median · medial

Deriveds

orbitomesial · admesial · mesially · anteromesial · distomesial · frontomesial · buccomesial · dorsomesial · mesial plane · axiomesial · temporomesial · ventromesial · paramesial · mesialmost · posteromesial · labiomesial

Translations (1)

cs meziální (facing the middle)