cusped

Having pointed ends

Cusped describes something that has a cusp or cusps—pointed ends or projections.

The term appears most often in architectural and decorative contexts, where cusped arches or tracery feature the pointed lobes characteristic of Gothic design.

In geometry and astronomy, cusped refers to shapes or orbits that come to a point.

The cusped windows gave the chapel its medieval character.

botanical

leaf

Plant's photosynthetic organ

lobed · pointed · tip · petal · sepal · frond · indentation · scalloped · foliar

architectural

gothic

Dark, mysterious aesthetic

ogee · lancet · arch · finial · crocket · foil · cinquefoil · spandrel · molding · ornament

lunar

crescent

Curved sickle-like arc

  • moonNatural planetary satellite
  • gibbousConvexly swollen shape
  • waningGradually decreasing in intensity

waxing · phases · eclipse · horns · lunate · half-moon · terminator · limb · earthshine

mathematical

curve

Smooth, angleless line

node · tangent · discontinuity · inflection · cardioid · geometry · curvature · locus · arc

dental

tooth

Calcified jaw structure

tricuspid · crown · enamel · occlusal · tubercle

Categories
Opposites
edge/point shape

cuspedrounded

Having no sharp angles

blunt · smooth · curved · blunted · edgeless

Phrases
Family

cusp, cusps, bicuspids

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