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Cusp
kʌsp
Cusp definitions
noun
cusp
cusps
- a point of transition between two different states
"those on the cusp of adulthood"
- a pointed end where two curves meet
- a moulded projection at the point of a small arch in Gothic tracery
- a cone-shaped prominence on the surface of a tooth
- a pocket or fold in the wall of the heart or a major blood vessel that fills and distends if the blood flows backwards, so forming part of a valve
- a point at which the direction of a curve is abruptly reversed
- each of the pointed ends of the crescent moon
- a sharp rigid point of a leaf
- the initial point of an astrological sign or house
"he was Aries on the cusp with Taurus"