cusp

cusp
cusp [kusp]
n.
[L cuspis (gen. cuspidis), point, pointed end, spear]
1. a point or pointed end; apex; peak
2. Anat.
a) any of the elevations on the chewing surface of a tooth
b) any of the triangular flaps of a heart valve
3. Archit. a projecting point where two arcs meet, as in the internal curve of an arc
4. Astrol. the transitional part of a sign or house
5. Astron. either horn of a crescent, as of the moon
6. Geom. the tip of a pointed curve
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on the cusp
1. Astrol. at or during a CUSP (sense 4)
2. at or during a time of transition, as the moment of or just before a major change or event

English World dictionary. . 2014.

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