cuspateadj.

Brit.

/ˈkʌspeɪt/, U.S.

/ˈkəspət/,

/ˈkəsˌpeɪt/

Etymology: < cusp n. + -ate suffix².

Shaped like a cusp.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective]

piked1269

pointedc1325

sharp1340

peakedc1350

pricked?a1425

sharp-pointed1530

acuatea1550

piquant1549

picked1552

corned?c1562

arrow-headed1567

acuminated1578

pointing1578

acute1598

exasperated1608

spitted1626

pointy1644

sagittal1656

pecked1662

piqued1689

spired1694

piky1741

spiky1743

spiry1777

apexed1813

beak-shaped1830

peaky1832

apiculated1839

cusped1888

sagittiform1895

cuspate1896

1896 F. 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.

1941 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 7 6 The forecourt walls may be..convex, when the forecourt is cuspate, cusp-shaped or heart-shaped.

1952 F. P. Shepard in Bull. Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists 36 1911 Prominent points or horns found extending into the bays and lagoons inside many barriers. These may be referred to as ‘cuspate spits’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cuspate
释义	cuspateadj. Brit. /ˈkʌspeɪt/, U.S. /ˈkəspət/, /ˈkəsˌpeɪt/ Etymology: < cusp n. + -ate suffix². Shaped like a cusp. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] piked1269 pointedc1325 sharp1340 peakedc1350 pricked?a1425 sharp-pointed1530 acuatea1550 piquant1549 picked1552 corned?c1562 arrow-headed1567 acuminated1578 pointing1578 acute1598 exasperated1608 spitted1626 pointy1644 sagittal1656 pecked1662 piqued1689 spired1694 piky1741 spiky1743 spiry1777 apexed1813 beak-shaped1830 peaky1832 apiculated1839 cusped1888 sagittiform1895 cuspate1896 1896 F. 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. 1941 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 7 6 The forecourt walls may be..convex, when the forecourt is cuspate, cusp-shaped or heart-shaped. 1952 F. P. Shepard in Bull. Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists 36 1911 Prominent points or horns found extending into the bays and lagoons inside many barriers. These may be referred to as ‘cuspate spits’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1896
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