Lin`gua*den"tal (l&ibreve;&nsm;`gw&adot;*d&ebreve;n"tal), a. [L. lingua tongue + E. dental.] (Phonetics) Formed or uttered by the joint use of the tongue and teeth, or rather that part of the gum just above the front teeth; dentolingual, as the letters d and t.

Lin`gua*den"tal, n. (Phonetics) An articulation pronounced by the aid or use of the tongue and teeth.