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Definition of Cuspate
1. Adjective. Having cusps or points.
Similar to: Angular, Angulate
Derivative terms: Cusp, Cuspid
Definition of Cuspate
1. Adjective. having cusps ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cuspate
1. cusp [adj] - See also: cusp
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cuspate
Literary usage of Cuspate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Shore Processes and Shoreline Development by Douglas Wilson Johnson (1919)
"The name V-bar has been applied to some of these forms; but because of their
relation to cuspate forelands, described below, we will employ the term cuspate ..."
2. Bulletin by Geological Society of America (1896)
"In figure 4 is given a typical drawing of a current cuspate foreland. In it are
combined those features of the three Carolina capes and cape Canaveral which ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"Systematic description and explanation is thus given to a large number of shore
forms, such as cuspate forelands, off-shore bars, bars by which islands come ..."
4. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1904)
"Some of these cuspate forelands have a remarkably close resemblance to the V ...
Of the four cuspate forelands to be described, three occur on the south ..."
5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1896)
"The writer has suggested eddies in the tidal in and outflow as the determining
agent in the location of some of the cuspate forelands.1 Topley recognised ..."
6. A Textbook of Geology by Amadeus William Grabau (1920)
"In front of this was built a cuspate foreland, ie, a triangular projecting
land-mass of low relief, with the apex of the triangle pointing seaward. ..."
7. Papers from the Department of Geology by McGill University Dept. of Geology (1904)
"Some of these cuspate forelands have a remarkably close resemblance to the V ...
Of the four cuspate forelands to be described, three occur on the south ..."
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