Cusp - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kʌsp|  American pronunciation of the word cusp
Brit.  |kʌsp|  British pronunciation of the word cusp

noun

- point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)
- a thin triangular flap of a heart valve (syn: leaflet)
- small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth

Extra examples

...medical researchers who are on the cusp of a major breakthrough...

The country was on the cusp of economic expansion.

Word forms

noun
singular: cusp
plural: cusps
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