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cusp

/kʌsp/

cuspsubstantiv

cusps

Pl.

/kʌsp/

Übersetzungen

острие

The cusp of the knife was very sharp.

Острие ножа было очень острым.

граница

We are on the cusp of a new era in technology.

Мы находимся на границе новой эры в технологиях.

пик

The company is on the cusp of a major breakthrough.

Компания находится на пике крупного прорыва.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

зубец

выступ

Definitionen

A pointed or projecting end where two curves meet, especially on the crown of a tooth, the horns of a crescent moon, or the apex of an arch.

The telescope clearly showed the bright cusps of the waxing crescent moon.

A pivotal or transitional point marking the threshold between two different states, stages, or conditions.

The nation stood on the cusp of democratic reform.

Mathematics: a point on a curve where the curve changes direction abruptly and the tangent is undefined.

At the cusp of the cycloid, the velocity of the rolling point momentarily drops to zero.

Astrology: the boundary between two zodiac signs or astrological houses.

Born on the cusp of Aries and Taurus, he claimed to share traits of both signs.

Synonyme

cuspverb

cusped

Präteritum

cusped

Partizip Perfekt

cusping

Gerundium

/kʌsp/

Definitionen

To form or develop a cusp; to come to a point.

In optics, the caustic surface cusps at regions of high intensity.

To shape or carve (something) so that it has one or more cusps.

The stonemason carefully cusped the gothic arch.

Synonyme