- incisor
- noun Date: 1666 a front tooth typically adapted for cutting; especially one of the cutting teeth in mammals located between the canines when canines are present — see tooth illustration
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Incisor — Permanent teeth of right half of lower dental arch, seen from above. The permanent teeth … Wikipedia
Incisor — In*ci sor, a. Adapted for cutting; of or pertaining to the incisors; incisive; as, the incisor nerve; an incisor foramen; an incisor tooth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incisor — (n.) cutting tooth, 1670s, from M.L. incisor a cutting tooth, lit. that which cuts into, from L. incisus, pp. of incidere (see INCISION (Cf. incision)). Inscisours as the name of a cutting tool is attested from early 15c … Etymology dictionary
Incisor — In*ci sor (?; 277), n. [NL.] (Anat.) One of the teeth in front of the canines in either jaw; an incisive tooth. See {Tooth}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
INCISOR — idem cum Carptore Scissore, Structore, quas voces vide. In Gallia Incisoris Regis insigne furcilla est cum cultro decu ssata. Cultri vero Incisorii duo decussatim locati, laminisque argenteis et ex auro capulis instructi, Abbatiae Quedelinburgiae … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
incisor — |ô| s. m. Aquele ou aquilo que corta … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
incisor — ► NOUN ▪ a narrow edged tooth at the front of the mouth, adapted for cutting … English terms dictionary
incisor — [in sī′zər] n. [ModL < L incisus (see INCISE) + OR] a cutting tooth; any of the front teeth between the canines in either jaw: in humans there are eight incisors: see TEETH … English World dictionary
incisor — UK [ɪnˈsaɪzə(r)] / US [ɪnˈsaɪzər] noun [countable] Word forms incisor : singular incisor plural incisors medical one of the sharp teeth at the front of your mouth, used for cutting and biting. The incisors are between four sharp teeth called… … English dictionary
incisor — SYN: i. tooth. [L. incido, to cut into] central i. the first tooth in the maxilla and mandible on either side of the midsagittal plane of the head. Hutchinson incisors SYN: Hutchinson teeth, under tooth. lateral i. SYN: second i.. second i … Medical dictionary
Incisor Ridge — (coord|71|40|S|163|41|E|) is a ridge, 9 miles (14 km) long, forming the southwest segment of Molar Massif in the Bowers Mountains. Named in association with Molar Massif by the New Zealand Antarctic Place Names Committee (NZ APC) (1983) on the… … Wikipedia
