cusp
pronunciation
How to pronounce cusp in British English:
UK [kʌsp]
How to pronounce cusp in American English:
US [kʌsp]
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- Noun:
- point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)
- a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
- small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth
Word Origin
- cusp (n.)
- 1580s, from Latin cuspis "point, spear, pointed end, head," which is of unknown origin. Astrological use is earliest.
Example
- 1. We 're right at a cusp of change in media and technology .
- 2. America is on the cusp of a sea change , " he says . "
- 3. But here the city stands uncomfortably , on the cusp of history again .
- 4. It is on the cusp of something dynamic and exciting , " wong says . "
- 5. Cusp catastrophe model of instability of pillar in asymmetric mining .