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overbite en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)baɪt/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English bite English overbite From over- + bite.

Meanings

  1. A malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
overbites Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (9)

cmn 覆咬合 (malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones) · de Überbiss (malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones) · pt sobremordida (malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones) · nl overbeet (malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones) · fi yläpurenta (malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones) · sv överbett (malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones) · es sobremordida (malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones) · cs předkus (malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones) · da overbid (malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones)

overbite en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈbaɪt/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English bite English overbite From over- + bite.

Meanings

  1. To use excessive acid in an etching process, so that the result is too deep.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
overbites Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
overbiting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overbit Tense=Past lexicographic
overbitten Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

underbite · crossbite