incisor

noun

A tooth adapted for cutting or gnawing, located at the front of the mouth along the apex of the dental arch.

noun

pl. incisors, incisores (-sorz, in-sī-sō′ rēz). In anatomy and zoology, an incisive or cutting tooth; a front tooth; any tooth of the upper jaw which is situated in the premaxillary or intermaxillary bone, or any corresponding tooth of the lower jaw.

Same as incisorial: as, an incisor tooth.

Of or pertaining to the incisor teeth: as, incisor nerves.

noun

One of the teeth in front of the canines in either jaw; an incisive tooth. See tooth.

adjective

Adapted for cutting; of or pertaining to the incisors; incisive

noun

One of the front teeth of mammals, between the canines.

noun

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