cusp
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- IPA: /kʌsp/
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin cuspis (“‘a point, spear, pointed end’”), the use in astrology was the first one to be used.
[edit] Noun
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cusp (plural cusps)
- A sharp point or pointed end.
- (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.
- (astrology) A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses.
- (dentistry) Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar.
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[edit] Translations
important moment when a decision is made
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point of a curve where it has no tangent
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in astrology
in dentistry
