cuspid

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars

Word Origin

cuspid (n.)
1743, from Latin cuspis (genitive cuspidus) "point, pointed end" (see cusp). Of teeth, from 1878. Related: Cuspidate (adj.), attested from 1690s.

Example

1. I was also missing an upper cuspid , which never grew in .
2. This minor adjustment is quite easy , as opposed to adjustments made from cuspid to cuspid in the arch form .

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