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词汇 cuspid
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Definition of cuspid in English:

cuspid

noun ˈkʌspɪdˈkəspəd
  • A tooth with a single cusp or point; a canine tooth.

    犬齿,尖牙

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Incisors cut food, and cuspid and bicuspid teeth grasp and tear food.
    • He looks a tad constipated to me, that or he has just emitted built-up gas and is clenching his carpentered cuspids in embarrassment.
    • The posterior cuspid (or cuspids if there are six) accounts for about one-third of the length of the tooth.
    • Posterolingually there is a deep narrow fold, which disappears in the advanced wear stage, leaving a narrow paraconid and a broad posterior cuspid that occupies two-thirds of the premolar length.
    • The margin of the talonid is surrounded by a series of cusps (‘cuspids,’ actually, since this is a lower jaw molar) which enclose a talonid basin.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin cuspis, cuspid- 'point or apex'.

Definition of cuspid in US English:

cuspid

nounˈkəspədˈkəspəd
  • A tooth with a single cusp or point; a canine tooth.

    犬齿,尖牙

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The margin of the talonid is surrounded by a series of cusps (‘cuspids,’ actually, since this is a lower jaw molar) which enclose a talonid basin.
    • Posterolingually there is a deep narrow fold, which disappears in the advanced wear stage, leaving a narrow paraconid and a broad posterior cuspid that occupies two-thirds of the premolar length.
    • He looks a tad constipated to me, that or he has just emitted built-up gas and is clenching his carpentered cuspids in embarrassment.
    • The posterior cuspid (or cuspids if there are six) accounts for about one-third of the length of the tooth.
    • Incisors cut food, and cuspid and bicuspid teeth grasp and tear food.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin cuspis, cuspid- ‘point or apex’.

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