diastema

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/daɪəˈstiːmə/

Definition of diastema

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A gap or space between two adjacent teeth, especially the upper front incisors (in humans).
    “A gormless-looking boy, thin and exhibiting diastemata in the shop-front lights, offered him English newspapers.”
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noun

  1. A gap or space between two adjacent teeth, especially the upper front incisors (in humans).
    “A gormless-looking boy, thin and exhibiting diastemata in the shop-front lights, offered him English newspapers.”
  2. A gap between teeth of different types, e.g. incisors and molars, which is a feature of some rodents and ungulates.
  3. Any abnormal space, fissure, or cleft in an organ or other part of the body.
  4. The modified protoplasm at the equator of a cell, existing before mitotic division.

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Etymology

From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek διάστημα (diástēma, “interval, space between”). Compare diastasis.

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