cusp
English
/kʌsp/
noun
Definitions
- 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 astrological 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.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cuspis (point, tip, pointed end, spear, a point, apex).
Origin
Latin
cuspis
Gloss
point, tip, pointed end, spear, a point, apex
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
戈
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cuspal English
- cuspate English
- cuspation English
- cusped English
- cusper English
- cuspid English
- cuspiness English
- cusping English
- cuspis English
- cuspless English
- cusplet English
- cusplike English
- cuspule English
- cuspy English
- hypercusp English
- intercusp English
- intercuspal English
- intercuspation English
- monocusp English
- multicusped English
- ossicusp English
- pseudocusp English
- cuspido Latin
- cuspis Latin
- cuspide Italian
- *spey- Proto-Indo-European
- cuspóir Middle Irish