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Definition of Cuspis
1. n. A point; a sharp end.
Definition of Cuspis
1. a cusp [n -PIDES] - See also: cusp
Medical Definition of Cuspis
1. Synonym: cusp. Origin: L. A point (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cuspis
Literary usage of Cuspis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Roman and Greek Antiquities with Nearly 2000 Engravings on by Anthony Rich (1874)
"... a portable chair which the magistrates of Rome carried about --with them ;
described and illustrated under SELLA. cuspis ..."
2. A Treatise on Fluxions by Colin MacLaurin (1801)
"For in all those cases the point E is a cuspis of the second kind; or, if it is
a cuspis of the first kind, the tangent at E is not parallel to the base. ..."
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