cusp
1Cusp — may refer to: Beach cusps, a pointed and regular arc pattern of the shoreline at the beach Behavioral cusp (psychology) an important behavior change with far reaching consequences Cusp catastrophe Cusp (astrology), a boundary between zodiac signs …
2cusp — [kʌsp] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: cuspis point ] 1.) technical the point formed where two curves join 2.) be on the cusp of sth [singular] to be at the time when a situation or state is going to change ▪ The country was on the cusp of… …
3cusp — [ kʌsp ] noun count 1. ) TECHNICAL the point where two curves meet 2. ) a time when one situation or stage ends and another begins: the problems confronting Africa on the cusp of the millennium on the cusp someone who was born on the cusp was… …
4Cusp — Cusp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cusped} (k[u^]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cusping}.] To furnish with a cusp or cusps. [1913 Webster] …
5cusp — [kusp] n. [L cuspis (gen. cuspidis), point, pointed end, spear] 1. a point or pointed end; apex; peak 2. Anat. a) any of the elevations on the chewing surface of a tooth b) any of the triangular flaps of a heart valve 3. Archit. a projecting… …
6Cusp — (k[u^]sp), n. [L. cuspis, idis, point, pointed end.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) A triangular protection from the intrados of an arch, or from an inner curve of tracery. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astrol.) The beginning or first entrance of any house in… …
7cusp — cusp·ing; cusp; …
8cusp — ► NOUN 1) a pointed end where two curves meet. 2) each of the pointed ends of a crescent, especially of the moon. 3) a cone shaped prominence on the surface of a tooth. 4) Astrology the initial point of an astrological sign or house. 5) a point… …
9cusp — 1580s, from L. cuspis point, spear, pointed end, head, of unknown origin. Astrological use is earliest …
10cusp — UK [kʌsp] / US noun [countable] Word forms cusp : singular cusp plural cusps 1) in mathematics, for example, the point where two curves meet 2) a time when one situation or stage ends and another begins the problems confronting Africa on the cusp …
