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burr drill

burr drill

7.7
A small fast drill dentists use to cut and shape teeth
  • noun
  • /bɜr drɪl/
  • Specialized
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  • The dentist selected a fine burr drill to carefully shape the tooth for the crown.

Examples

  • The dentist used a burr drill to remove the decay.

  • You may hear the sound of a burr drill during your filling appointment.

  • Modern burr drills make dental procedures faster and more precise for patients.

  • Have you ever seen a burr drill in action?

  • The dentist selected a fine burr drill to carefully shape the tooth for the crown.

  • Modern burr drills make dental procedures faster and more precise for patients.

  • You may hear the sound of a burr drill during your filling appointment.

Synonyms

dentist's drill
vsburr drill
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A fast spinning tool dentists use to cut teeth and prepare holes for fillings

focuses more on shaping tooth structure rather than cavity preparation

How Fast

burr drill
  • Specialized
7.7
hand drill
1 3.0

Surface Forms

burr drill singular
burr drills plural

Morphology

burr + drill

The compound is compositionally built: 'burr' (a small rotating cutting bit) + 'drill' (a tool) yields a drill that uses a burr. This noun–noun construction straightforwardly names a type of tool, so a learner who knows both constituent meanings can infer the MWE’s sense despite its technical domain.

Etymology

Burr drill comes from the small sharp bit called a burr that spins like a tiny file. Dentists use a burr turned by a drill to 'cut' and 'shape' teeth, so the name now means the high-speed rotary tool used in dental work.