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Definitions for Cuspal

[1] a point or pointed end.
[2] Anatomy , Zoology , Botany . a point, projection, or elevation, as on the crown of a tooth.
[3] Also called spinode. Geometry . a point where two branches of a curve meet, end, and are tangent.
[4] Architecture . a decorative device, used especially in Gothic architecture to vary the outlines of intradoses or to form architectural foils, consisting of a pair of curves tangent to the real or imaginary line defining the area decorated and meeting at a point within the area.
[5] Astronomy . a point of a crescent, especially of the moon.
[6] Astrology . the zodiacal degree that marks the beginning of a house or a sign. Informal . a person born on the first day of a sign.
[7] a point that marks the beginning of a change: on the cusp of a new era.
[8] any of the small elevations on the grinding or chewing surface of a tooth
[9] any of the triangular flaps of a heart valve
[10] a point or pointed end
[11] Also called: spinode geometry a point at which two arcs of a curve intersect and at which the two tangents are coincident
[12] architect a carving at the meeting place of two arcs
[13] astronomy either of the points of a crescent moon or of a satellite or inferior planet in a similar phase
[14] astrology any division between houses or signs of the zodiac

Words nearby Cuspal

cuspcushty, cushy, cusk, cusk-eel, cuso, cusp, cusp height, cuspal, cuspate, cusped, cuspid

Origin of Cuspal

First recorded in 1575–85, cusp is from the Latin word cuspis a point

Other words from Cuspal

cusp·al , adjective

Word origin for Cuspal

C16: from Latin cuspis point, pointed end