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noun
1.
a point or pointed end.
2.
Anatomy, Zoology, Botany. a point, projection, or elevation, as on the crown of a tooth.
3.
Also called spinode. Geometry. a point where two branches of a curve meet, end, and are tangent.
4.
Architecture. a decorative device, used especially in Gothic architecture to vary the outlines of intradoses or to form architectural foils, consisting of a pair of curves tangent to the real or imaginary line defining the area decorated and meeting at a point within the area.
5.
EXPANDAstronomy. a point of a crescent, especially of the moon.
6.
Astrology.
a.
the zodiacal degree that marks the beginning of a house or a sign.
b.
Informal. a person born on the first day of a sign.
7.
COLLAPSEa point that marks the beginning of a change: on the cusp of a new era.
Origin:
1575–85; < Latin cuspis a point
1575–85; < Latin cuspis a point
Related forms
cusp·al, adjective
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Cusp
is always a great word to know.
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| the tendon joining the calf muscles to the heel bone |
Example Sentences
- Chess today is on the cusp of creative chaos, because it is breaking free of its old constraints.
- We're on the cusp of a new chapter for the auto industry.
- My life's dream of becoming a professor was on the cusp of coming true.
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Word Origin & History
cusp
1580s, from L. cuspis "point, spear, pointed end." Astrological use is earliest.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
cusp (kŭsp)
n.
A pointed or rounded projection on the chewing surface of a tooth.
A triangular fold or flap of a heart valve.
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