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cuspate

cuspate adjective: having cusps.

Adjective

cuspate (comparative more cuspate, superlative most cuspate)

  1. having cusps
    • Shorelines are molded into smooth arcuate bays interrupted by cuspate horns.1999 April 2, B. T. Werner, “Complexity in Natural Landform Patterns”, in Science, volume 284, number 5411, →DOI, pages 102–104

Forms of cuspate

comparativemore cuspate
superlativemost cuspate

Origin of cuspate

From cusp + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Questions about cuspate

What does cuspate mean?
Cuspate means having cusps.
What part of speech is cuspate?
Cuspate is an adjective.

Words near cuspate in the dictionary

  1. cuspadores
  2. cuspadors
  3. cuspal
  4. cuspally
  5. cusparia
  6. cuspate
  7. cuspated
  8. cuspation
  9. cuspations
  10. cusped
  11. cusper

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