| embrasure | 1. A splay of a door or window. "Apart, in the twilight gloom of a window's embrasure, Sat the lovers." (Longfellow) 2. An aperture with slant sides in a wall or parapet, through which cannon are pointed and discharged; a crenelle. Origin: F, fr. Embraser, perh. Equiv. To ebraser to widen an opening; of unknown origin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| buccal embrasure | A space existing on the facial aspect of the interproximal contact area between adjacent posterior teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gingival embrasure | A space existing cervical to the interproximal contact area between adjacent teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incisal embrasure | A space existing on the incisal aspect of the interproximal contact area between adjacent anterior teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occlusal embrasure | A space existing on the occlusal aspect of the interproximal contact areas between adjacent posterior teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labial embrasure | A space existing on the facial aspect of the interproximal contact area between adjacent anterior teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lingual embrasure | A space existing on the lingual aspect of the interproximal contact area between adjacent teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |