INCISOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does incisor mean? 

• INCISOR (noun)
  The noun INCISOR has 1 sense:

1. a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws

  Familiarity information: INCISOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INCISOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("incisor" is a kind of...):

tooth (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)

 Context examples 

The anterior extreme of the tongue which can be made pointed for sensing or probing and which rests against the lingual aspect of the incisor teeth.

(Apex of the Tongue, NCI Thesaurus)

Either of the incisors found in the mandible.

(Lower Jaw Incisor, NCI Thesaurus)

A single-cusped (pointed) and usually single-rooted tooth located between the incisors and premolars.

(Canine Tooth, NCI Thesaurus)

The cutting edge of an incisor tooth.

(Incisal Edge, NCI Thesaurus)