carious
pronunciation
How to pronounce carious in British English:
UK [ˈkeəriəs]
How to pronounce carious in American English:
US [ˈkeriəs]
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- Adjective:
- (of teeth) affected with cavities or decay
Word Origin
- carious (adj.)
- 1670s, from French carieux (16c.), from Latin cariosus "full of decay," from caries "rottenness, decay" (see caries).
Example
- 1. Dead mountain mouth of carious teeth that cannot spit .
- 2. Maxilla and mandible feature various illustrations of tooth defects , courses of carious defects malocclusion of lower wisdom teeth .
- 3. A conductor uses signals and gestures to let the musicians knowwhen to play carious parts of a composition .
- 4. A study of the mechanism of effects of solution containing trace elements on remineralization layer formation of enamel carious lesions .
- 5. Looking at the comparison of carious ipc business models from the viewpoint of value chain .