Having a point
Cuspate describes something having a cusp or pointed end, tapering to a point.
The term appears most often in technical contexts—geology, biology, geography: a cuspate foreland, cuspate margins on a leaf.
The variant cuspidate means the same thing and is slightly more common.
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Having a point
Cuspate describes something having a cusp or pointed end, tapering to a point.
The term appears most often in technical contexts—geology, biology, geography: a cuspate foreland, cuspate margins on a leaf.
The variant cuspidate means the same thing and is slightly more common.
1. landform — delta, Symbol denoting variation; spit (Expelled mouth moisture); tombolo (Sand strip linking island); foreland (Projecting coastal landmass); shoreline · beach · barrier · coastline · sandbank · dune · promontory · headland · cape · peninsula
2. pointed — tapered, Gradually narrowing in width; acute (Intensely severe or perceptive); pronged (Having pointed extensions); spiky (Having sharp projections); jagged · needlelike · spearlike · barbed · pointy · tined · conical · mucronate · acuminate · peaked
SHAPE/EDGE GEOMETRYcuspate ≠ rounded Having no sharp angles; blunt · smooth · curved · obtuse · convex
cusp, cuspid, bicuspid, tricuspid, cuspids, cusped
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/cuspate