cusping

ˈkʌspɪŋ

Definition

Definition of cusping - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

boundary

Rare

being on the edge or verge of something

Rare

The project is cusping on success.

bordering

verging

transition

Rare

being on the verge of a significant change

Rare

The company is cusping on a major breakthrough.

transformative

transitional

Noun

architecture

TECH.

group of pointed shapes meeting in a pattern

TECH.

The window's cusping added elegance to the cathedral.

middle ground

moderation

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Origin of cusping

English, cusp (point) + -ing (suffix)

Examples of cusping in a sentence

She is cusping on a major breakthrough.
Her emotions were cusping between joy and despair.
The city is cusping on the edge of transformation.
Restorers carefully cleaned the cusping around the stone arch.
The chapel’s cusping formed a lace-like pattern in the window panels.

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French:imminent, motif à redents, ...
German:am Rande, Maßwerkzacken, ...
Italian:sul punto di, motivo a cuspidi, ...
Spanish:al borde, cuspado, ...
Portuguese:à beira, cuspidação, ...
Chinese:在成功的门槛上, 尖拱饰, ...
Japanese:成功の瀬戸際にある, 尖頭装飾, ...
Arabic:عَلَى وَشْك, زَخْرَفَة مُدَبَّبَة, ...
Hebrew:עַל סַף, קֶשְׁתָּנוּת, ...
Russian:на грани, узор из сходящихся остроконечных дуг, ...
Ukrainian:на межі, масверк, ...
Hindi:कगार पर, नुकीले सजावटी उभारों का समूह, ...
Bengali:সাফল্যের দ্বারপ্রান্তে, কাস্পিং, ...
Catalan:a punt, motiu de cúspides punxegudes que es troben en un patró decoratiu, ...
Czech:na prahu něčeho, kružba, ...
Danish:på randen, spidsformet ornamentik, ...
Dutch:bijna, maaswerk, ...
Greek:στα πρόθυρα, διακοσμητικό μοτίβο από μυτερές καμπύλες που συναντιούνται, ...
Hungarian:küszöbön álló, csúcsíves tagozat, ...
Khmer:ជិតឈានដល់, លំនាំលម្អដែលមានរាងចុងស្រួចជាច្រើនជួបគ្នា, ...
Korean:성공 직전의, 첨두 장식, ...
Persian:در آستانه, نقوش نوک‌تیز, ...
Polish:na krawędzi, maswerk, ...
Portuguese (BR):à beira, cúspide, ...
Romanian:pe marginea, cuspidare, ...
Swedish:på gränsen, kuspning, ...
Thai:ใกล้จะ, ลายดอกจอก, ...
Turkish:eşiğinde, dilimli süsleme, ...
Vietnamese:đang trên đà, họa tiết đầu nhọn, ...

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