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cuspate

(kŭs′pāt′) also

cuspated

(-pā′tĭd)

adj.

1. Having a cusp.

2. Shaped like a cusp.

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The contact also varies from lobate to cuspate (Fig.

Interaction of the lithospheric mantle and crustal melts for the generation of the Horoz Pluton (Nigde, Turkey): whole-rock geochemical and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic evidence/Litosfaarilise vahevoo ja maakooretekkega magmade suhted Horozi intrusiooni (Turgi) tekkes kivimi geokeemiliste ning Sr-Nd-Pb isotoopgeoloogiliste andmete alusel

M3 occlusal surface: 0 = cuspate with a distinct paracone, protocone, and hypocone; 1 = lophate with 3 lophs; 2 = lophate with 2 lophs.

New species of postcopemys (Cricetidae: rodentia) from the early pliocene of Lago De Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico

This was caused by the attack of storm waves with extreme high runup levels, which reached the cliff base with less energy dissipation due to localized lowering and narrowing of the beach in front of the cliff, these corresponding to one of rip-current embayments of a cuspate shoreline formed by storm waves.

Rocky coast processes: with special reference to the recession of soft rock cliffs

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