Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intercuspidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-cus-p-i-dal
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Between the cusps of the teeth (especially between teeth of upper and lower jaws)

Example Sentences

"The patient bites on a registration template in maximum intercuspidal position."

Etymology

From inter- + cuspidal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: inter

Questions

What does intercuspidal mean?: Between the cusps of the teeth (especially between teeth of upper and lower jaws)
Where does intercuspidal come from?: From inter- + cuspidal.

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