CUSP


Meaning of CUSP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkəsp ]

noun

Etymology: Latin cuspis point

Date: 1585

: point , apex : as

a. : a point of transition (as from one historical period to the next) : turning point ; also : edge , verge

on the cusp of stardom

b. : either horn of a crescent moon

c. : a fixed point on a mathematical curve at which a point tracing the curve would exactly reverse its direction of motion

d. : an ornamental pointed projection formed by or arising from the intersection of two arcs or foils

e.

(1) : a point on the grinding surface of a tooth

(2) : a fold or flap of a cardiac valve

• cus·pate ˈkəs-ˌpāt, -pət adjective

• cusped ˈkəspt adjective

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1 cusp d

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