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Cusp   /kəsp/   Listen
Cusp

noun
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: leaflet.
3.
Small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth.



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"Cusp" Quotes from Famous Books



... answered the Captain, giving me a sly poke in the ribs, "I have put your father into it! There are the initial letters W. C. let into the cusp of the York rose, and the date, three years before the battle of Bosworth, ...
— The Caxtons, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton


Words linked to "Cusp" :   tip, heart valve, peak, tooth, point, cardiac valve, flap


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