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tamponatura

plugging, packing (a cavity)

noun tahm-poh-nah-TOO-rah Rare

Usage Note

Tamponatura is a technical term used in dentistry and construction for the act or result of filling or plugging a cavity or opening — la tamponatura di un dente (filling a tooth cavity) or tamponatura di un'apertura (blocking an opening in masonry). It is derived from tamponare (to plug, to seal).

Examples

"La tamponatura del dente è durata venti minuti."

Natural Translation

The filling of the tooth took twenty minutes.

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