Vertex

//ˈvɜː.tɛks// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The highest point, top or apex of something.

    "The mountain’s vertex was covered in snow."

  2. 2
    the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure wordnet
  3. 3
    The highest point, top or apex of something.; The highest surface on the skull; the crown of the head.
  4. 4
    the highest point (of something) wordnet
  5. 5
    An angular point of a polygon, polyhedron or higher order polytope.; The common point of the two rays that form an angle.
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  1. 6
    An angular point of a polygon, polyhedron or higher order polytope.; The point at which an axis meets a curve or surface.
  2. 7
    A point on the curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature.
  3. 8
    One of the elements of a graph joined or not by edges to other vertices.
  4. 9
    A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.
  5. 10
    The point where the surface of a lens crosses the optical axis.
  6. 11
    An interaction point. particle
  7. 12
    The point where the prime vertical meets the ecliptic in the western hemisphere of a natal chart.
  8. 13
    A sharp downward point opposite a crotch, as in the letters "V" and "W" but not "Y".

Etymology

Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin vertex (“whirl, eddy; top, crown, peak, summit”). Doublet of vortex.

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