1. pronounced with the tongue touching or near the upper front teeth
Usage: linguistics; phonetics

Examples

• In some languages, certain consonants are dentalized to create distinct phonetic contrasts.
• The linguist noted that the speaker produced a dentalized /t/ sound.
• Dentalized consonants are common in many Romance languages.
• The child's speech showed dentalized fricatives due to tongue placement.
• Phonetic training helped the student recognize dentalized versus alveolar sounds.