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Noun [English]

IPA: /kʌsp/ Audio: en-us-cusp.ogg Forms: cusps [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌsp Etymology: From Latin cuspis (“a point, spear, pointed end”); first used in astrology. Doublet of cuspid and cuspis. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|cuspis|t=a point, spear, pointed end}} Latin cuspis (“a point, spear, pointed end”), {{doublet|en|cuspid|cuspis}} Doublet of cuspid and cuspis Head templates: {{en-noun}} cusp (plural cusps)
  1. A sharp point or pointed end. Categories (topical): Calculus Synonyms (sharp point, pointed end): ord Translations (sharp point or pointed end): връх (vrǎh) [masculine] (Bulgarian), hrot [masculine] (Czech), špička [feminine] (Czech), piek (Dutch), spits (Dutch), kärki (Finnish), Spitze [feminine] (German), αιχμή (aichmí) [feminine] (Greek), cuspa [masculine] (Irish), cuspide [feminine] (Italian), врв (vrv) [masculine] (Macedonian), cúspide [feminine] (Portuguese), пик (pik) [masculine] (Russian), остриё (ostrijó) [neuter] (Russian), ко́нчик (kónčik) [masculine] (Russian), вр̏х [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), vȑh [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), cúspide (Spanish), udd [common-gender] (Swedish), spets [common-gender] (Swedish), pigg (Swedish), pik [common-gender] (Swedish), egg [common-gender] (Swedish), пік (pik) (Ukrainian), ві́стря (vístrja) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-cusp-en-noun-xJdq1~Tt Disambiguation of Calculus: 47 3 18 10 7 9 4 2 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 4 4 19 8 13 3 1 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 5 4 15 7 12 4 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 5 5 13 7 9 3 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 2 2 17 3 14 2 1 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 8 4 23 10 11 4 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 37 6 4 23 8 11 4 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 32 5 5 22 9 13 6 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 34 6 5 15 10 13 6 2 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 42 4 3 23 7 11 4 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 34 6 4 23 8 12 4 2 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 34 7 4 16 10 13 5 2 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 36 6 5 16 8 14 5 3 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 28 6 7 18 10 16 6 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 28 6 6 24 9 15 5 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 36 6 4 24 7 10 4 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 39 5 4 16 9 14 5 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 34 6 4 23 8 12 4 2 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 33 6 4 25 8 11 4 2 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 5 4 24 10 10 5 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 34 6 4 23 8 12 4 2 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 39 5 4 16 9 14 5 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 37 6 4 23 7 11 4 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 43 4 4 16 9 12 4 1 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 38 5 3 24 7 11 4 1 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 37 6 4 23 8 11 4 2 6 Disambiguation of 'sharp point, pointed end': 50 2 9 9 2 16 1 10 Disambiguation of 'sharp point or pointed end': 83 1 3 3 1 6 0 3
  2. (figuratively) An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events. Tags: figuratively Translations (important moment when a decision is made): okamžik zlomu [masculine] (Czech), kritický okamžik [masculine] (Czech), käännekohta (Finnish), Scheitelpunkt (German), Wendepunkt [masculine] (German), fordulópont (Hungarian), cuspa [masculine] (Irish), culmine [masculine] (Italian), acme [feminine] (Italian), apogeo [masculine] (Italian), colmo [masculine] (Italian), преломна то̏чка [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), преломни трену́так [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), prelomna tȍčka [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), prelomni trenútak [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-cusp-en-noun-oK0MAzK5 Disambiguation of 'important moment when a decision is made': 1 82 3 11 2 1 0 0
  3. (geometry) A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point. Categories (topical): Geometry, Shapes Translations (point of a curve where it has no tangent): cúspide [feminine] (Catalan), bod zlomu (Czech), kuspo (Esperanto), kärki (Finnish), kärkipiste (Finnish), point de rebroussement [masculine] (French), cuspa [masculine] (Irish), cuspide [feminine] (Italian), cúspide [feminine] (Portuguese), cúspide (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cusp-en-noun-6PC2sBzI Disambiguation of Shapes: 23 4 29 12 13 10 4 2 3 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'point of a curve where it has no tangent': 7 6 56 9 3 5 1 12
  4. (architecture) A point made by the intersection of two curved lines or curved structures, a common motif in Gothic architecture. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-cusp-en-noun-Aohc7qYX Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 28 6 6 24 9 15 5 2 6 Topics: architecture
  5. (astrology) A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses. Categories (topical): Astrology Translations (in astrology): kärki (Finnish), cuspide (French), ακμή (akmí) (Greek), cuspa [masculine] (Irish), cuspide [feminine] (Italian), جزء (joz') (Persian), cúspide (Portuguese), cúspide [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cusp-en-noun-IxvzCM1L Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'in astrology': 0 0 0 40 60 0 0 0
  6. (dentistry) Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar. Categories (topical): Dentistry Translations (in dentistry): zubní hrbolek [masculine] (Czech), kärki (Finnish), kuspi (Finnish), cuspide [feminine] (French), φύμα (fýma) [neuter] (Greek), cuspa [masculine] (Irish), cuspide [feminine] (Italian), cúspide [feminine] (Portuguese), cuspid [masculine] (Romanian), cúspide [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cusp-en-noun-gmqGiAdS Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 28 6 6 24 9 15 5 2 6 Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'in dentistry': 5 2 4 11 5 55 16 0
  7. (anatomy) A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-cusp-en-noun-i4xmop2D Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  8. A point of transition.
    Sense id: en-cusp-en-noun-ybVuiZUc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bicuspid, cusper, cuspid, tricuspid
Derived forms: cuspal, cuspate, cuspation, cusped, cusp form, cuspless, cusplet, cusplike, cusp neighborhood, cusp neighbourhood, cuspule, cuspy, hypercusp, intercusp, monocusp, on the cusp, ossicusp, pseudocusp

Verb [English]

IPA: /kʌsp/ Audio: en-us-cusp.ogg Forms: cusps [present, singular, third-person], cusping [participle, present], cusped [participle, past], cusped [past]
Rhymes: -ʌsp Etymology: From Latin cuspis (“a point, spear, pointed end”); first used in astrology. Doublet of cuspid and cuspis. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|cuspis|t=a point, spear, pointed end}} Latin cuspis (“a point, spear, pointed end”), {{doublet|en|cuspid|cuspis}} Doublet of cuspid and cuspis Head templates: {{en-verb}} cusp (third-person singular simple present cusps, present participle cusping, simple past and past participle cusped)
  1. (slang) To behave in a reckless or dangerous manner. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-cusp-en-verb-pypYR29r

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