loph
/ləʊf/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A ridge of enamel connecting the cusps of a molar or cheek tooth.
Example Sentences
- "The plates are closely cemented together and in the early tooth they extend above the surface in a series of lophs. Because there are many of them that make up the whole molar, the tooth is called a polylophodont."
- "I include only 15 cheektooth features, although one could define a great many more in a loph-by-loph analysis."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: λόφος