Usually means: Transition point between two states.
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We found 54 dictionaries that define the word cusp:

General (27 matching dictionaries)
  1. cusp: Merriam-Webster
  2. cusp: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. cusp: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. cusp: Collins English Dictionary
  5. cusp: Vocabulary.com
  6. Cusp, cusp: Wordnik
  7. cusp: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. cusp: Wiktionary
  9. cusp: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. cusp: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. cusp: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. cusp: Dictionary.com
  13. cusp: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. Cusp (anatomy), Cusp (astrology), Cusp (dentistry), Cusp (singularity), Cusp: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. Cusp: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  16. cusp: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  17. cusp: Rhymezone
  18. Cusp: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  19. cusp: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  20. CUSP: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  21. cusp: FreeDictionary.org
  22. cusp: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. cusp: TheFreeDictionary.com
  24. cusp: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations
  25. cusp: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. cusp: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology
  2. cusp: Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture

Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Cusp(s): Glossary of Health Care Terms
  2. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)
  3. Comprehensive Financial (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Cusp (singularity), cusp: Encyclopedia

Medicine (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. cusp: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Cusp: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. cusp: Medical dictionary
  6. Cusp: Drug Medical Dictionary
  7. Hyperdictionary (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. Cusp: Castle Terms
  2. CUSP: Acronym Finder
  3. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)
  4. cusp: Idioms

Science (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. Cusp: Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics
  2. Botanical Terms (No longer online)
  3. Cusp: Extragalactic Astronomy
  4. Cusp: The Orchid Lady's Illustrated Orchid Encyclopedia
  5. cusp: PlanetMath Encyclopedia
  6. Anthropology dictionary (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. cusp: Urban Dictionary

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Cusp: BEACH-NET! (fishing)

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. cusp: Glossary of Medieval Architecture
  2. Urban Conservation Glossary (No longer online)

(Note: See cuspate as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  A sharp point or pointed end.
noun:  (figuratively) An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.
noun:  (geometry) 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.
noun:  (architecture) A point made by the intersection of two curved lines or curved structures, a common motif in Gothic architecture.
noun:  (astrology) A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses.
noun:  (dentistry) Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar.
noun:  (anatomy) A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
noun:  A point of transition.
verb:  (slang) To behave in a reckless or dangerous manner.

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