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Word: cusp (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A sharp point or pointed end.
  • astrology A boundary between signs and houses.
  • dentistry Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar.
  • 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.

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