Cusp — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)

a thin triangular flap of a heart valve

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈaɪktoʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈʌsp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈʌsp/

1 syllable Say it as /dˈaɪktoʊn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leaflet

Word Forms

cuspidal	adjective	having cusps or points
leaf	noun	hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Höcker

Punkt, der aus zwei sich kreuzenden Bögen besteht (wie aus dem Innenbogen eines gotischen Bogens)

🇫🇷French

cuspide

pointe formée de deux arcs qui se croisent (comme l'intrados d'un arc gothique)

🇪🇸Spanish

cúspide

Punto formado por dos arcos que se cruzan (como el intradós de un arco gótico).

🇮🇹Italian

cuspide

punto formato da due archi che si intersecano (come dall'intradosso di un arco gotico)

🇳🇱Dutch

knobbel

punt gevormd door twee elkaar kruisende bogen (vanaf de intrados van een gotische boog)

🇵🇹Portuguese

cúspide

ponto formado por dois arcos que se cruzam (como no intradorso de um arco gótico)

🇷🇺Russian

острие

точка, образованная двумя пересекающимися дугами (как внутри готической арки)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उभार

दो प्रतिच्छेदी चापों द्वारा निर्मित बिंदु (जैसे गॉथिक मेहराब के इंट्राडोस से)

🇮🇳Tamil

சிகரம்

இரண்டு வெட்டும் வளைவுகளால் உருவான புள்ளி (ஒரு கோதிக் வளைவின் இண்டராடோஸிலிருந்து)

🇮🇳Telugu

క్యూస్ప్

రెండు ఖండన ఆర్క్‌ల ద్వారా ఏర్పడిన బిందువు (గోతిక్ వంపు యొక్క ఇంట్రాడోస్ నుండి)

🇮🇳Marathi

कुसप

दोन छेदणाऱ्या आर्क्सने तयार केलेला बिंदू (गॉथिक कमानीच्या इंट्राडोसप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

કુસ્પ

બે છેદતી ચાપ દ્વારા રચાયેલ બિંદુ (ગોથિક કમાનના ઇન્ટ્રાડોસમાંથી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ತುದಿ

ಎರಡು ಛೇದಿಸುವ ಚಾಪಗಳಿಂದ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡ ಬಿಂದು (ಗೋಥಿಕ್ ಕಮಾನಿನ ಇಂಟ್ರಾಡೋಸ್‌ನಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൂമ്പാരം

വിഭജിക്കുന്ന രണ്ട് കമാനങ്ങളാൽ രൂപപ്പെട്ട പോയിൻ്റ് (ഒരു ഗോതിക് കമാനത്തിൻ്റെ ഇൻട്രാഡോസിൽ നിന്ന്)

🇵🇰Urdu

کپ

نقطہ دو ایک دوسرے کو ملانے والے آرکس کے ذریعہ تشکیل دیا گیا ہے (جیسا کہ گوتھک آرک کے انٹراڈو سے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

尖点

由两条相交的弧线形成的点（如哥特式拱门的内弧线）

🇯🇵Japanese

先端

2 つの交差する円弧によって形成される点 (ゴシック様式のアーチのイントラドスなど)

🇰🇷Korean

첨점

두 개의 교차하는 호로 형성된 점(고딕 아치의 내부에서와 같이)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đỉnh

điểm được hình thành bởi hai vòng cung giao nhau (như từ hình vòm của một vòm Gothic)

🇹🇭Thai

ยอด

จุดที่เกิดจากส่วนโค้งสองอันที่ตัดกัน (เช่นจากอินทราโดของส่วนโค้งแบบโกธิก)

🇮🇩Indonesian

puncak gigi

titik yang dibentuk oleh dua busur yang berpotongan (seperti dari intrados lengkungan Gotik)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أعتاب

نقطة مكونة من قوسين متقاطعين (كما في مقدمة القوس القوطي)

🇮🇷Persian

قله

نقطه ای که توسط دو کمان متقاطع تشکیل شده است (از داخل یک قوس گوتیک)

🇹🇷Turkish

zirve

kesişen iki yayın oluşturduğu nokta (Gotik bir kemerin iç kısmında olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִיב

נקודה שנוצרה על ידי שתי קשתות מצטלבות (כמו מהאינטרדוס של קשת גותית)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'cusp'?

The primary meaning of 'cusp' is 'point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)'.

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Using 'cusp' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cusp' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cusp' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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