Webster's Dictionary 1913

1783

Densely

Dense″ly, adv. In a dense, compact manner.

1784

Denseness

Dense″ness, n. The quality of being dense; density.

1785

Densimeter

Den‐sim″e‐ter (?), n. [L. densus dense + -meter: cf. F. densimètre.] An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity or density of a substance.

1786

Density

Den″si‐ty (dĕn″sĭ‐ty̆), n. [L. densitas; cf. F. densité.] 1. The quality of being dense, close, or thick; compactness; — opposed to rarity.2. (Physics) The ratio of mass, or qua...

1787

Dent

Dent (dĕnt), n. [A variant of Dint.] 1. A stroke; a blow. “That dent of thunder.” Chaucer.2. A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an ind...

1788

Dent (2)

Dent, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dented; p. pr. & vb. n.Denting.] To make a dent upon; to indent.The houses dented with bullets. Macaulay.

1789

Dent (3)

Dent, n. [F., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth. See Tooth.] (Mach.) A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc. Knight.

1790

Dental

Den″tal (dĕn″tal), a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See Tooth.] 1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.2. (Phon.) Formed by the aid of th...

1791

Dental (2)

Den″tal, n. [Cf. F. dentale. See Dental, a.] 1. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.2. (Zoöl.) A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conica...

1792

Dentalism

Den″tal‐ism (–ĭz'm), n. The quality of being formed by the aid of the teeth.

1793

Dentalium

‖Den‐ta″li‐um (?), n. [NL., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth.] (Zoöl.) A genus of marine mollusks belonging to the Scaphopoda, having a tubular conical shell.

1794

Dentary

Den″ta‐ry (?), a.(Anat.) Pertaining to, or bearing, teeth. — n. The distal bone of the lower jaw in many animals, which may or may not bear teeth.

1795

Dentate

{ Den″tate (dĕn″tā̍t), Den″ta‐ted (–tā̍‐tĕd), } a. [L. dentatus, fr. dens, dentis, tooth.] 1. (Bot.) Toothed; especially, with the teeth projecting straight out, not pointed eit...

1796

Dentate-ciliate

Den″tate–cil″i‐ate (?), a.(Bot.) Having the margin dentate and also ciliate or fringed with hairs.

1797

Dentate-sinuate

Den″tate–sin″u‐ate (?), a.(Bot.) Having a form intermediate between dentate and sinuate.

1798

Dentately

Den″tate‐ly (?), adv. In a dentate or toothed manner; as, dentately ciliated, etc.

1799

Dentation

Den‐ta″tion (?), n. Formation of teeth; toothed form.How did it get its barb, its dentation? Paley.

1800

Dented

Dent″ed (?), a. [From Dent, v. t.] Indented; impressed with little hollows.

1801

Dentel

Dent″el (?), n. Same as Dentil.

1802

Dentelle

‖Den‐telle″ (?), n.(Bookbinding) An ornamental tooling like lace. Knight.

1803

Dentelli

‖Den‐tel″li (?), n. pl. [It., sing. dentello, prop., little tooth, dim. of dente tooth, L. dens, dentis. Cf. Dentil.] Modillions. Spectator.

1804

Dentex

‖Den″tex (?), n. [NL., cf. L. dentix a sort of sea fish.] (Zoöl.) An edible European marine fish (Sparus dentex, or Dentex vulgaris) of the family Percidæ.

1805

Denticete

‖Den′ti‐ce″te (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth + cetus, pl. cete, whale, Gr. �.] (Zoöl.) The division of Cetacea in which the teeth are developed, including the sper...

1806

Denticle

Den″ti‐cle (?), n. [L. denticulus a little tooth, dim. of dens, dentis, tooth. See Dental, and cf. Dentelli.] A small tooth or projecting point.

1807

Denticulate

{ Den‐tic″u‐late (?), Den‐tic″u‐la′ted (?), } a. [L. denticulatus, fr. denticulus. See Denticle.] Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike projections; as, a dent...

1808

Denticulation

Den‐tic′u‐la″tion (?), n. 1. The state of being set with small notches or teeth. Grew.2. (Bot. & Zoöl.) A diminutive tooth; a denticle.

1809

Dentiferous

Den‐tif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + -ferous.] Bearing teeth; dentigerous.