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How to pronounce cusp in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms leaflet
Type of flap
Type Words
Type of point
Derivation cuspidal
Type Words
Type of point, peak, tip

Examples of cusp

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Talbot, though, is not the only forward on the cusp of unrestricted free agency.
From the post-gazette.com
Terry Kingston was struggling with injury and I was on the cusp of my first cap.
From the telegraph.co.uk
As soon as gamers reach the cusp of level twenty, the AI step things up a notch.
From the kidderminstershuttle.co.uk
Florian lies on his back in an eight-sided cage, on the cusp of unconsciousness.
From the washingtontimes.com
Here Dad is on the cusp of what looks like the Steelers'second run at a dynasty.
From the post-gazette.com
As she was on the cusp of adulthood, the country sank into the Great Depression.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The Angels were on the cusp of first place before this three-game losing streak.
From the ocregister.com
In quadrant house systems it lies on the cusp of the 4th house of the horoscope.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Sometimes the difference changes the sign for those born on the cusp as you are.
From the sfgate.com
More examples
  • Point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)
  • A thin triangular flap of a heart valve
  • Small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth
  • (cusped) cuspate: having cusps or points
  • In astrology, a cusp (from the Latin for spear or point) is the imaginary line that separates a pair of consecutive signs in the zodiac or houses in the horoscope.
  • A cusp is an occlusal or incisal eminence on a tooth.
  • Cusp is a science fiction novel written by Robert A. Metzger, in the category of hard science fiction. It deals with two perpendicular rings running along the Earth's surface, that act as cosmic jets, using ionized hydrogen. ...
  • In the mathematical theory of singularities a cusp is a type of singular point of a curve. Cusps are local singularities in that they are not formed by self intersection points of the curve.
  • A sharp point or pointed end; An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events; 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; A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses; Any of ...