Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (3)
1. point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch);
2. a thin triangular flap of a heart valve;
[syn: cusp, leaflet]
3. small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cusp \Cusp\ (k[u^]sp), n. [L. cuspis, -idis, point, pointed end.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) A triangular protection from the intrados of an arch, or from an inner curve of tracery. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astrol.) The beginning or first entrance of any house in the calculations of nativities, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. (Astron) The point or horn of the crescent moon or other crescent-shaped luminary. [1913 Webster] 4. (Math.) A multiple point of a curve at which two or more branches of the curve have a common tangent. [1913 Webster] 5. (Anat.) A prominence or point, especially on the crown of a tooth. [1913 Webster] 6. (Bot.) A sharp and rigid point. [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cusp \Cusp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cusped (k[u^]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. Cusping.] To furnish with a cusp or cusps. [1913 Webster] cuspateV.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006):
CUSP Commonly Used System Program (DEC)

