incisor
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3.6
- noun
- /ɪnˈsaɪzər/
:
incisivo
- Not too surprisingly, it had broad upper incisors and chisel-shaped lower incisors.
- upper incisor
- lateral incisor
- sharp incisors
Examples
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The dentist pointed to my incisor, explaining how it helps with cutting food.
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Willen saw that its incisors were twice as long as those of a normal cat.
Fiction book (1992) -
When I was fourteen, the dentist pulled out my top left incisor.
Academic text (2007) -
And you can say, for example, this whole area right here represents the lower incisor, and here's the upper incisor.
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I was born with four additional incisors.
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We all know that they lack upper incisors.
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Her top and bottom incisors were long and extremely sharp, sharp enough to cut her skin.
Fiction book (1994) -
Reference sensors were placed on the bridge of the nose and the upper incisors.
Academic text (2011) -
The cat twitches its nose, and two great incisors show at the corners of its mouth.
Academic text (2007) -
When they find a cavity, the aye-ayes rip open the bark with their sharp incisors.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A hard white part in the mouth used for biting and chewing
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1.0
A tooth at the front of the mouth used for cutting food
3
7.3
A front tooth such as an incisor or canine
3
9.4
A tooth often at the front of the mouth used for biting
How Back
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3.2
26
2.5
- Specialized
1
6.8
- Specialized
2
4.0
9
3.8
12
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word incisor comes from Latin parts in- 'into' and caedere 'to cut'. So an incisor is the front tooth that 'cuts into' food, like having tiny scissors in your mouth.