cusp

[US]/kʌsp/
[UK]/kʌsp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. peak; point

Phrases & Collocations

reach the cusp

near the cusp

Example Sentences

the cusp of a crescent

those on the cusp of adulthood.

he was Aries on the cusp with Taurus.

multicuspidate Bearing several points or cusps, as in teeth.

Construct rotating nephroid and three-cusped epicycloid while remaining orthogonal to each other.

Trityldon(Greek for 3 cusped tooth) was a species of tritylodont, one of the most advanced group of cynodont therapsids.

The small pink vegetation on the rightmost cusp margin represents the typical finding with non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (or so-called "marantic endocarditis").

Methods: 3-D FEM was employed to investigate the stress states caused by cusp inclination on the node 338 of pre-palate and 350 of the frenal notch of the base of MCD.

Real-world Examples

The tricuspid valve has three little flaps, or cusps.

Source: Osmosis - Anatomy and Physiology

Remove the front cusp, raise the shelf, and you've got our human molars.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

You do appear right on the cusp of something.

Source: Friends Season 9

Well, just back from the cusp.

Source: Interstellar Original Soundtrack

The scientists say it’s on the cusp of a comeback.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

The president says the nation's " on the cusp" of fundamentally changing the pandemic's nature.

Source: VOA Daily Standard March 2021 Collection

But we're right at the cusp of that, in sort of the domestic cat's evolution.

Source: The Secret Life of Cats

We've gone from economic crisis to recovery to the cusp of genuine resurgence

Source: Obama's weekly television address.

Over time, the cusps were pushed out of line to make triangular crowns.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Mr. Johnson said Britain was on the cusp of a rapid spread that demanded more draconian countermeasures.

Source: New York Times

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