inlay
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈɪnleɪ/
- Specialized
:
incrustación
- She was pleased with the beautiful porcelain inlay in her tooth after the procedure.
- gold inlay
- pearl inlay
- white inlay
Examples
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I'm putting an inlay in her lower left bicuspid.
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Just take a gander at this handsome gold inlay.
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And that is going to hold that that inlay in place until I do the lining.
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I think there's some brass inlay inside or on the blade, which might have been maker's marks.
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The base of the cavities missing their inlay shows traces of the circular drill used to carve the stone.
Academic text (1997) -
To the right is a ring after the inlay is milled flush, but before the final polishing, which will bring out the best qualities of both metals.
Blog text (26) -
Three quarter-inch steel, reinforced armor-plating, bullet-resistant glass, and a 24-karat gold inlay.
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The dentist recommended that I get a gold inlay to fix my cavity.
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The patient smiled after receiving a new inlay that blended perfectly with her natural teeth.
Synonyms
14
3.4
A material a dentist puts into a tooth after removing decay
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inlay comes from the parts in- ('in') and lay ('to put'), so a dental inlay is like a small solid piece 'laid into' a tooth cavity to fill and repair it.