cusp
IPA: kˈʌsp
noun
- A sharp point or pointed end.
- (figuratively) An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.
- (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.
- (architecture) A point made by the intersection of two curved lines or curved structures, a common motif in Gothic architecture.
- (astrology) A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses.
- (dentistry) Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar.
- (anatomy) A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
- A point of transition.
verb
- (slang) To behave in a reckless or dangerous manner.
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Examples of "cusp" in Sentences
- An epicycle with one cusp is a cardioid.
- Gnarled enamel is found at the cusps of teeth.
- The nephroid is also an epicycloid of two cusps.
- An epicycloid fails to show any convexity at the cusps.
- The first lower incisor has two cusps and the second has three.
- The matching of the cusps allowed the teeth to meet in a precise bite.
- Decorative cusps draw the eye upward toward the pointed tip of the gable.
- The cheek teeth toward the back of the jaw are wide and have several cusps.
- The best known of these is the cardioid, which is an epicycloid with one cusp.
- Hence, we are now at a "cusp" because ONLY if millions of us transcend our conditioning can we destroy The Beast. '
- Mubarak's sudden, Thursday-to-Friday transition from rigidity to capitulation is what Lustick describes as a cusp catastrophe.
- What you discribe might be a talon cusp which is part of the back of the tooth kind of a bump sticking out and can interfere with the "bite".
- Again: if you think of the tracery in its _bars_, you call the cusp a redent; but if you think of it in the _openings_, you call the apertures of it foils.
- I like the way things are working out and while I'm not a huge fan of Andre Dawson (Tim Raines anyone), the fact that Bert Blyleven is on the cusp is a good thing.
- Not only are social mores (particularly regarding the role of women) depicted in striking detail, but the portrayal of a city on a technological cusp is given as well.
- From now on, I am pushing back my birth-date by twenty days to August 10th, which will bring me right into the middle of the Leo month and none of this 'cusp' crap either.
- The extremity of the cusp is a mere ball of Istrian marble; and consider how subtle the faculty of sight must be, since it recognizes at any distance, and is gratified by, the mystery of the termination of cusp obtained by the gradated light on the ball.
- His will to spend his wealth is insufficient for the Suns’ needs, and it’s especially apparent in the Suns’ case because they’re right on the cusp, which is why I spend time thinking about how they could win a title even though I don’t like them very much.
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