cusp

About 1.00 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A sharp point or pointed end.
2. noun An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.
3. noun 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.
4. noun A point made by the intersection of two curved lines or curved structures, a common motif in Gothic architecture.
5. noun A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses.
6. noun Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar.
7. noun A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
8. noun A point of transition.

Similar words

leaflet bangs fringe threshold corner vertex brink cross-section edge height

Often followed by

of is and in tip tips at on between

Word family

cuspate cusped cusps