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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