cusp

FREQ #34097

n. 尖头, 尖端 [医] 尖

发音

US /kʌsp/
其它 /kʊsp/

词形变化

cusps 复数 cusps cusping cusps 三单 cusping 现在分词 cusped 过去式 cusped 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sharp point or pointed end.

  2. 2.

    An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.

    比喻
  3. 3.

    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.

    数学
  4. 4.

    A point made by the intersection of two curved lines or curved structures, a common motif in Gothic architecture.

    建筑
  5. 5.

    A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses.

    宗教 哲学
  6. 6.

    Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar.

    医学
  7. 7.

    A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.

    医学
  8. 8.

    A point of transition.

v.
  1. 1.

    To behave in a reckless or dangerous manner.

    俚语

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

leaflet

上位词 4

point tip peak flap

整体词 2

tooth heart valve

相关短语

cusp form cusp forms on the cusp

词源

From Latin cuspis (“a point, spear, pointed end”); first used in astrology. Doublet of cuspid and cuspis.

来源：wiktionary