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Cusp

noun

Point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch).

A thin triangular flap of a heart valve. Synonym: leaflet.

Small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth.

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... measurements); no accessory cusp between protocone and paracone of fourth upper premolar; first upper molar longer than broad and lacking cingulum on part of tooth ...

— A New Doglike Carnivore, Genus Cynarctus, From the Clarendonian, Pliocene, of Texas • E. Raymond Hall

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... Imperial form, Forth from her bearded tube of lacquey brass, Reverberant notes and long blew volant Fame. Incarnate Victory, Power manifest, Infernal or God-given to mankind, On the quenched volcano's cusp did he take stand, A conquering army's height above the land, Which calls that army offspring of its breast, And sees it mid the starry camps enshrined; His eye the cannon's flame, The ...

— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith

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Words linked to "Cusp" : tip, heart valve, cardiac valve, tooth, point, flap, peak, cuspidal