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1. (n.) cusp
a point or pointed end.
2. cusp
an anatomical point or prominence, as on the crown of a tooth or on a valve of the heart.
3. cusp
a point where two branches of a curve meet, end, and are tangent.
4. cusp
an architectural figure consisting of a pair of curves tangent to the line defining the area, decorated and meeting at a point within the area.
5. cusp
a point of a crescent, esp. of the moon.
6. cusp
the degree of the zodiac that marks the beginning of an astrological house or sign.
7. cusp
the beginning, esp. the first day, of a new sign.
8. cusp
a person born on the first day of a sign.
9. cusp
a point that marks the beginning of a change:
on the cusp of a new era.
Etymology: (1575–85; < L cuspis a point)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cusp
point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)
2. (noun) cusp, leaflet
a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
3. (noun) cusp
small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) cusp
a triangular protection from the intrados of an arch, or from an inner curve of tracery
2. (noun) cusp
the beginning or first entrance of any house in the calculations of nativities, etc
3. (noun) cusp
the point or horn of the crescent moon or other crescent-shaped luminary
4. (noun) cusp
a multiple point of a curve at which two or more branches of the curve have a common tangent
5. (noun) cusp
a prominence or point, especially on the crown of a tooth
6. (noun) cusp
a sharp and rigid point
7. (verb) cusp
to furnish with a cusp or cusps
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