Associations to the word «Cusp»

Wiktionary

CUSP, noun. A sharp point or pointed end.
CUSP, noun. (figuratively) An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.
CUSP, noun. (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.
CUSP, noun. (architecture) A point made by the intersection of two curved lines or curved structures. A common motif in Gothic architecture.
CUSP, noun. (astrology) A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses.
CUSP, noun. (dentistry) Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar.
CUSP FORM, noun. (math) A kind of modular form with a zero constant coefficient in the Fourier series expansion.
CUSP FORMS, noun. Plural of cusp form

Dictionary definition

CUSP, noun. Point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch).
CUSP, noun. A thin triangular flap of a heart valve.
CUSP, noun. Small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King