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English Dictionary: CUSP by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cusp
n
  1. point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)
  2. a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
    Synonym(s): cusp, leaflet
  3. small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cusp \Cusp\ (k?sp), n. [L. cuspis, -idis, point, pointed end.]
      1. (Arch.) A triangular protection from the intrados of an
            arch, or from an inner curve of tracery.
  
      2. (Astrol.) The beginning or first entrance of any house in
            the calculations of nativities, etc.
  
      3. (Astron) The point or horn of the crescent moon or other
            crescent-shaped luminary.
  
      4. (Math.) A multiple point of a curve at which two or more
            branches of the curve have a common tangent.
  
      5. (Anat.) A prominence or point, especially on the crown of
            a tooth.
  
      6. (Bot.) A sharp and rigid point.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cusp \Cusp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cusped} (k?spt); p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Cusping}.]
      To furnish with a cusp or cusps.
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