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Meaning of 'cusp' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cusp [ n.]
- A triangular protection from the intrados of an arch, or from an inner curve of tracery.
- The beginning or first entrance of any house in the calculations of nativities, etc.
- The point or horn of the crescent moon or other crescent-shaped luminary.
- A multiple point of a curve at which two or more branches of the curve have a common tangent.
- A prominence or point, especially on the crown of a tooth.
- A sharp and rigid point.
2 . Cusp [ v. t.]
- To furnish with a cusp or cusps.

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