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archwire

noun

Etymology

From arch + wire.

  1. inherited from *weh₁iros✻
  2. inherited from *wīraz✻
  3. inherited from wīr
  4. inherited from wir
  5. compounded as archwire — “arch + wire”

Definitions

  1. An orthodontic wire conforming to the alveolar or dental arch.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA