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

cuspid tooth
cuspidal
cuspidate
cuspidated
cuspidation
cuspidations
cuspides
cuspidine
cuspidor
cuspidors
cuspids
cuspier
cuspiest
cuspiness
cusping
cuspis (current term)
cuspis anterior valvae atrioventricularis dextrae/sinistrae
cuspis coronae
cuspis dentis
cuspis posterior valvae atrioventricularis dextrae/sinistrae
cuspis septalis valvae atrioventricularis dextrae
cuspless
cuspless tooth
cusplike
cusps
cuspy
cuss
cuss word
cuss words
cussed

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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