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diastema

Meaning of "diastema" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIASTEMA

New Latin, from Greek: gap, from diistanai to separate.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DIASTEMA

ˌdaɪəˈstiːmə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIASTEMA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Diastema is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIASTEMA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Diastema

A diastema is a space or gap between two teeth. Many species of mammals have diastemata as a normal feature, most commonly between the incisors and molars.

Definition of diastema in the English dictionary

The definition of diastema in the dictionary is an abnormal space, fissure, or cleft in a bodily organ or part. Other definition of diastema is a gap between the teeth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIASTEMA

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIASTEMA

diastalses · diastalsis · diastaltic · diastase · diastases · diastasic · diastasis · diastatic · diastemata · diastematic · diaster · diastereoisomer · diastereomer · diastereomeric · diastole · diastolic · diastral · diastrophic · diastrophically · diastrophism

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIASTEMA

Alma-Tadema · anathema · barium enema · bema · cinema · eczema · emphysema · empyema · enema · erythema · exanthema · Hobbema · myxedema · oedema · pulmonary emphysema · seriema · Shema · the cinema · treponema · ulema

Synonyms and antonyms of diastema in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «diastema» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF DIASTEMA

Find out the translation of diastema to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of diastema from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «diastema» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

纵裂
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

diastema
570 millions of speakers
en

English

diastema
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

diastema
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفلج
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

диастема
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

diastema
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

diastema
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

diastème
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Diastema
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Diastema
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

diastema
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

diastema
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Diastema
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

diastema
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பற்களுக்கிடையே ஆன இயற்கையான இடைவெளி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

डायस्टेमा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

diastema
70 millions of speakers
it

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diastema
65 millions of speakers
pl

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diastema
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

диастема
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

diastemă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

diastema
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

diastema
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

diastema
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dias
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of diastema

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIASTEMA»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of diastema
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about diastema

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIASTEMA»

Discover the use of diastema in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to diastema and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Textbook of Orthodontics
53 Rajesh Ahal, Gurkeerat Singh Introduction Etiology Diagnosis Treatment planning Use of removable appliances Fixed orthodontic appliances Role of cosmetic restorations/prosthesis Retention INTRODUCTION The term midline diastema ...
‎2008
2
Human Evolution: An Introduction to Mans Adaptations
Primates with large canines generally have a diastema, a gap in the opposing tooth row into which the canine fits so that the jaws may be closed. The lower canines always fall into a diastema in front of the upper canines, and the upper ...
Bernard Grant Campbell
3
Aesthetic and Cosmetic Dentistry Made Easy
Closing of the diastema with composites can immediately and dramatically change the beauty of the smile just in a single appointment. It may also help to improve speech and food particles being caught in the space between the teeth.
P. B. Mathur, Sanjay Bansi Mathur, 2008
4
Textbook of Operative Dentistry (with MCQs)
CORRECTION OF DIASTEMA Midline diastema sometimes poses an esthetic problem. Evaluation of etiology is of great value in treating these cases. Sometimes only removal of etiology leads to correction of diastema. Etiology of diastema: ...
Satish Chandra, Shaleen Chandra, Girish Chandra, 2008
5
Presence and Thought: Essay on the Religious Philosophy of ...
But it was only the Stoics who accepted the notion of diastema in their definition of time. "For of the Stoics, Zeno spoke of time as a diastema of absolutely all motion, while Chrysip- pus called it a diastema of the motion of the cosmos" ...
Hans Urs von Balthasar, 1995
6
Maxillofacial Orthopedics
12-11 The bondable lingual retainer will help to keep the diastema from reopening. The top two lingual retainers are for maxillary central incisors. The bottom three lingual retainers are for the mandibular arch. removal of elastic fibers in the ...
Jeffrey H. Ahlin, 2003
7
God after Metaphysics: A Theological Aesthetic
The first two senses of diastema appear to be common ground for both classical and Christian sources.8 For Plotinus, as for the bishop of Nyssa, diastema is a sine qua non condition of the creation (be it ex nihilo, as a result of the Creator's ...
John Panteleimon Manoussakis, 2007
8
Primate Anatomy: An Introduction
An "alveolar diastema" or "apparent diastema" is frequently found in primates. This means that the sockets of two adjoining teeth are separated by a stretch of intervening bone, but that the crowns of the same teeth touch each other (e.g., ...
Friderun Ankel-Simons, 2000
9
University of Michigan Official Publication
of diastema gradually decreases as the lateral incisors and canines erupt, forcing the central incisors together. The slight rise to 14 per cent at fourteen years of age is due likewise to the small number of casts available at that age. TABLE II ...
10
Issues in Dentistry, Oral Health, Odontology, and ...
King's. College,. London: Wnt. signaling. in. the. murine. diastema. By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week — New research on Orthodontics is the subject of a report. According to news reporting from London, United ...
‎2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIASTEMA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term diastema is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rubio Has Best Smile in Supersmile's Rank of 2016 Presidential …
He shows some charisma and looks believable, making him a winner, even though he does show slight diastema (gapping between two teeth). «JP Updates, Jul 15»
2
You Won't Believe What Elani's Brian Chweya Shares In Common …
In a photo the lawyer-cum-singer shared through his instagram account, it would be easier to relate them thanks to the diastema (gap between ... «Ghafla!Kenya, Jun 15»
3
Could a Bite Mark Catch a Killer?
When used in expert testimony at a criminal trial, terms like “incisal edge” and “the diastema of the two teeth” sound convincingly scientific. «The Marshall Project, Jun 15»
4
Revelations About Being Brown In A World Of White Beauty
The diastema in our particular black family bloodline is as indiscriminate as it is random. I had initially thought I inherited this distinction ... «BuzzFeed News, May 15»
5
David Letterman: A brilliant TV career comes to an end
... diminishing hair, arched brows, a pair of ferocious arctic-blue eyes, and something dentists call "diastema," or the space between front teeth. «Newsday, May 15»
6
Lyrics: Sarkodie – The masses
I see a broken tooth in your mouth, yet you insist it is a mere diastema. They are killing us, yet we are too scared to say. So you want us to vote ... «Citifmonline, May 15»
7
Spring Health Preparations
... or tongue ulcers; loose, worn or damaged teeth; hooks or ramps on teeth; malocclusions; and diastema (spaces between teeth) that can trap ... «TheHorse.com, Mar 15»
8
VIDEO: Giraffe takes a trip to the dentist at Scottish safari park
The right name for that is a diastema and there were two on the lower left jaw, and I picked and cleaned and flushed them out and explored the ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Mar 15»
9
7 Irish words that don't exist in English
In English, we have 'diastema', which can mean any sort of gap between any of your teeth. But Irish has a specific word for the gap between ... «Yahoo News UK, Mar 15»
10
The beauty of diastema
A diastema is an area of extra space between two or more teeth. The two front teeth of the upper jaw area is where diastema is most frequently ... «News24 Nigeria, Mar 15»
REFERENCE
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