ALL meanings of cusp
cusp
C c - noun cusp any of the small elevations on the grinding or chewing surface of a tooth 3
- noun cusp any of the triangular flaps of a heart valve 3
- noun cusp a point or pointed end 3
- noun cusp a point at which two arcs of a curve intersect and at which the two tangents are coincident 3
- noun cusp a carving at the meeting place of two arcs 3
- noun cusp either of the points of a crescent moon or of a satellite or inferior planet in a similar phase 3
- noun cusp any division between houses or signs of the zodiac 3
- noun cusp a point or pointed end; apex; peak 3
- noun cusp any of the elevations on the chewing surface of a tooth 3
- noun cusp a projecting point where two arcs meet, as in the internal curve of an arc 3
- noun cusp the transitional part of a sign or house 3
- noun cusp either horn of a crescent, as of the moon 3
- noun cusp the tip of a pointed curve 3
- noun cusp A pointed end where two curves meet, in particular. 1
- noun cusp a point or pointed end. 1
- noun cusp Anatomy, Zoology, Botany. a point, projection, or elevation, as on the crown of a tooth. 1
- noun cusp Also called spinode. Geometry. a point where two branches of a curve meet, end, and are tangent. 1
- noun cusp 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. 1
- noun cusp Astronomy. a point of a crescent, especially of the moon. 1
- noun cusp Astrology. the zodiacal degree that marks the beginning of a house or a sign. Informal. a person born on the first day of a sign. 1
- noun cusp a point that marks the beginning of a change: on the cusp of a new era. 1
- noun cusp pointy end 1
- noun cusp astrology: threshold between signs 1
- noun cusp threshold, point between 1
- noun cusp A sharp point or pointed end. 0
- noun cusp (figuratively) An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events. 0
- noun cusp (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. 0
- noun cusp (architecture) A point made by the intersection of two curved lines or curved structures. A common motif in Gothic architecture. 0
- noun cusp (astrology) A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses. 0
- noun cusp (dentistry) Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar. 0