overbite

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Germanic *uber

Old English ofer-

Middle English over-

English over-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd-

Proto-Indo-European *-t

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydt

Proto-Germanic *bītaną

Proto-West Germanic *bītan

Old English bītan

Middle English biten

English bite

English overbite

From over- + bite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (noun) /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)baɪt/

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• IPA^(key): (verb) /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈbaɪt/

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Noun

overbite (plural overbites)

1. (dentistry) A malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones.

Translations

malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 覆咬合 (fùyǎohé)

• Czech: předkus m
• Danish: overbid n
• Dutch: overbeet (nl) c
• Finnish: yläpurenta (fi)
• German: Überbiss m
• Portuguese: sobremordida f
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: sobremordida f
• Swedish: överbett n

Verb

overbite (third-person singular simple present overbites, present participle overbiting, simple past overbit, past participle overbitten)

1. To use excessive acid in an etching process, so that the result is too deep.

See also

• crossbite
• underbite