| 释义 |
cuspate, a.|ˈkʌspeɪt|
[f. cusp + -ate.]
Shaped like a cusp.
1896F. P. Gulliver in Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. VII. 401 In this paper will be considered those forelands which present a more or less sharply pointed form, whose two sides are bounded by shore curves... These are called cuspate forelands. 1941Proc. Prehist. Soc. VII. 6 The forecourt walls may be..convex, when the forecourt is cuspate, cusp-shaped or heart-shaped. 1952F. P. Shepard in Bull. Amer. Assoc. Petr. Geol. XXXVI. 1911 Prominent points or horns found extending into the bays and lagoons inside many barriers. These may be referred to as ‘cuspate spits’. |