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- adjective form of cusp
nouncusp (noun) · cusps (plural noun)- a point of transition between two different states:"those on the cusp of adulthood"
- a pointed end where two curves meet.
- architecturea projecting point between small arcs in Gothic tracery.
- a cone-shaped prominence on the surface of a tooth, especially of a molar or premolar.
- anatomya pocket or fold in the wall of the heart or a major blood vessel that fills and distends if the blood flows backward, so forming part of a valve.
- mathematicsa point at which the direction of a curve is abruptly reversed.
- each of the pointed ends of the crescent moon.
- astrologythe initial point of an astrological sign or house:"he was Aries on the cusp with Taurus"
Originlate 16th century (in cusp): from Latin cuspis ‘point or apex’. Explore further
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