cusp point

  • 1Cusp-Point — ♦ End of cusp sometimes ornamented with leaves, flowers, etc. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 411) Related terms: Cusp …

    Medieval glossary

  • 2Cusp — ♦ Point separating the foils (small arcs) in tracery. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 411) Note: cuspis Latin = point Related terms: Chamfer Cusp, Cusp Point, Sub Cusp …

    Medieval glossary

  • 3Cusp — 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 …

    Wikipedia

  • 4cusp — [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… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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… …

    English World dictionary

  • 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7cusp — ► 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… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 8cusp — [ 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… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9Point — Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10Point lace — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English