Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intercuspation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-cus-pa-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The interlocking of the cusps of upper and lower teeth.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"All the patients were instructed to keep awake with the maximum intercuspation during the CBCT scanning."

Etymology

From inter- + cuspation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: inter

Usage

Inflected Forms

intercuspations (plural)

Questions

What does intercuspation mean?: The interlocking of the cusps of upper and lower teeth.
Where does intercuspation come from?: From inter- + cuspation.

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