Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anticurvature

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-c-ur-va-ture
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The filing of a tooth away from the inner curve of a root to reduce the risk of a strip perforation

Example Sentences

  • "The minimum wall thickness was less on the palatal aspect (<1 mm) than on the buccal aspect of the coronal two thirds of the buccal roots.[ 12 ] An anticurvature filing technique was used in this case toward the buccal aspect similar to buccal roots of maxillary molars."

Etymology

From anti- + curvature.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does anticurvature mean?
The filing of a tooth away from the inner curve of a root to reduce the risk of a strip perforation
Where does anticurvature come from?
From anti- + curvature.

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