Explore Cusps through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Cusps meaning
plural of cusp
Using Cusps
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of cusp
- In the example corpus, cusps often appears in combinations such as: the cusps, cusps which, three cusps.
Context around Cusps
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cusps
- In this selection, "cusps" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, form, multiple, lack, disappear, relate and selenodont stand out and add context to how "cusps" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and lack cusps and crescent shaped cusps selenodont. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cusps" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cusps
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Its teeth had several pointed cusps, which wore down from use. (11 words)
This has three cusps which are not attached to any papillary muscles. (12 words)
In contrast, the camels and ruminants have bumps that are crescent-shaped cusps ( selenodont ). (14 words)
Eventually, the cusps disappear completely and the animal will die of starvation. citation Koalas have few predators; dingos and large pythons may prey on them, while birds of prey (such as powerful owls and wedge-tailed eagles ) are threats to young. (41 words)
In addition to all these, a weak glow (often deep red) observed around the two polar cusps, the field lines separating the ones that close through the Earth from those that are swept into the tail and close remotely. (39 words)
The tricuspid valve has three cusps,sfn which connect to chordae tendinae and three papillary muscles named the anterior, posterior, and septal muscles, after their relative positions.sfn The mitral valve lies between the left atrium and left ventricle. (39 words)
Example sentences (15)
Cusps and horns form where incoming waves divide, depositing sand as horns and scouring out sand to form cusps.
The denticles have multiple cusps and overlap in M. birostris, while those of M. alfredi are evenly spaced and lack cusps.
When looked at two-dimensionally, soft cells are curved with two pinched corners known as cusps.
Eventually, the cusps disappear completely and the animal will die of starvation. citation Koalas have few predators; dingos and large pythons may prey on them, while birds of prey (such as powerful owls and wedge-tailed eagles ) are threats to young.
Geologists attribute the arcuate structure to the rigidity of the descending plate, and island arc cusps relate to tears in the descending lithosphere.
In addition to all these, a weak glow (often deep red) observed around the two polar cusps, the field lines separating the ones that close through the Earth from those that are swept into the tail and close remotely.
In contrast, the camels and ruminants have bumps that are crescent-shaped cusps ( selenodont ).
It consists of the word "Steelers" surrounded by three astroids ( hypocycloids of four cusps ).
Its teeth had several pointed cusps, which wore down from use.
Schröter found when the planet was a thin crescent, the cusps extended through more than 180°.
The cusps of the magnetosphere, separating geomagnetic field lines that close through the Earth from those that close remotely allow a small amount of solar wind to directly reach the top of the atmosphere, producing an auroral glow.
The tricuspid valve has three cusps,sfn which connect to chordae tendinae and three papillary muscles named the anterior, posterior, and septal muscles, after their relative positions.sfn The mitral valve lies between the left atrium and left ventricle.
This creates tension on the chordae tendineae, helping to hold the cusps of the atrioventricular valves in place and preventing them from being blown back into the atria.
This has three cusps which are not attached to any papillary muscles.
This too has three cusps which close with the pressure of the blood flowing back from the aorta.
Common combinations with cusps
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the cusps 5×
- cusps which 3×
- three cusps 3×
- cusps and 2×
- cusps of 2×