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cusp

UK
/kʌsp/
US
/kʌsp/

Переводы

cuspсуществительное
cusps
множ.
UK
/kʌsp/
US
/kʌsp/
The cusp of the knife was very sharp.
Острие ножа было очень острым.
We are on the cusp of a new era in technology.
Мы находимся на границе новой эры в технологиях.
The company is on the cusp of a major breakthrough.
Компания находится на пике крупного прорыва.
Дополнительные переводы
зубец
выступ
Синонимы
brink
tip
point
verge
threshold
edge
cuspглагол
cusped
Прошедшее простое время
cusped
Причастие прошедшего времени
cusping
Герундий
UK
/kʌsp/
US
/kʌsp/
Синонимы
verge
border
abut
adjoin
edge
lap
fringe

Определения

cuspсуществительное
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.
cuspглагол
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.
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