denture
A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unitA set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.
» Tom finds it difficult to eat with his new dentures.
Meaning
3 sensesA set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.
Gebiss, Zahnprothese, Prothese
An artificial replacement of one or more teeth.
After the mouth surgery, she was fitted with a denture.
Zahnersatz
зубно́й проте́зzubnój protɛ́z, проте́зprotɛ́z, вставны́е зу́быvstavnýje zúby
(in the plural, often)A complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth.
Zahnersatz, die dritten Zähne, künstliche Gebiss
вставна́я че́люстьvstavnája čéljustʹ
- a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
Examples
24 sentencesTom finds it difficult to eat with his new dentures.
What are dentures?
Do I need dentures?
Those are my grandmother's dentures.
I've had full dentures for two years.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From French denture (“set of teeth”), from Latin dens, dentis (“tooth”) + -urus, -ura, -urFrom French denture (“set of teeth”), from Latin dens, dentis (“tooth”) + -urus, -ura, -urum, a suffix implying a set.
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Forms
plural: denturesSynonyms
4 synonyms- a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth:dental plateplate