cutting edge

See also: cutting-edge

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Noun

cutting edge (plural cutting edges)

1. The sharp edge of the blade of a knife or other cutting tool.
2. (idiomatic, by extension, often with "on the") The forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.

   The company prides itself for staying at the cutting edge of technology.

   • 2011 January 29, Ian Hughes, “Southampton 1 - 2 Man Utd”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     Looking far from overawed throughout, they frequently took the game to the visitors, but it was Saints' lack of a cutting edge and United's superior finishing that proved the difference in the end.

   • 2019 November 6, “Network News”, in Rail, page 23:

     Creating the incentives for new ideas to be introduced, through competitions like this one, allows the UK's railway to stay at the cutting edge of technology.

Synonyms

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Translations

sharp edge of the blade

• Azerbaijani: tiyə (az), ağız (az) (literally “mouth”)
• Czech: ostří (cs) n
• Danish: æg (da) c
• Esperanto: akraĵo, tranĉrando
• Finnish: teräpuoli, leikkaava reuna, leikkaava terä
• Greek: κοπτική ακμή f (koptikí akmí)
• Ingrian: nenä
• Italian: lama (it)
• Nogai: биз (biz)
• Ottoman Turkish: قلاغی (kılağı), كسكین (keskin)
• Portuguese: corte (pt) m, gume (pt) m
• Russian: остриё (ru) (ostrijó)
• Southern Altai: мис (mis)
• Spanish: filo (es) m
• Turkish: kılağı (tr)
• Tuvan: бис (bis)
• Vietnamese: lưỡi (vi)

forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field

• Czech: čelo (cs) n
• Danish: forkant c, første klasse
• Finnish: kärki (fi), terävin kärki, eturintama (fi)
• Greek: στην αιχμή της τεχνολογίας (stin aichmí tis technologías)
• Italian: avanguardia (it)
• Portuguese: ponta de linha f
• Spanish: vanguardia (es) f
• Vietnamese: cấp tiến (vi), tối tân (vi) (technology, etc.)

See also

• bleeding edge
• leading edge
• sharp end

Adjective

cutting edge (comparative more cutting edge, superlative most cutting edge)

1. Alternative form of cutting-edge