Definition of vertex Vertex

/vɚˈtɛˌks/ - [verteks] - ver•tex

We found 19 definitions of vertex from 6 different sources.

What does vertex mean?

Noun Plural: vertices
vertex - the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"
		peak, apex, acme
		extreme point, extreme, extremum the point located farthest from the middle of something
		crown the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
vertex - the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure

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vertex (Noun)
The highest point of something.
vertex (Noun)
The highest surface on the skull.
vertex (Noun)
The common point of the two rays of the angle, or its equivalent structure in polyedra meeting of edges and higher order polytopes.
vertex (Noun)
A point on the curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature.
vertex (Noun)
One of the elements of a graph joined or not by edges to other vertices.
vertex (Noun)
A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates .
vertex (Noun)
The point where the surface of a lens crosses the optical axis .
vertex (Noun)
An interaction point .
vertex (Noun)
The point where the prime vertical meets the ecliptic in the western hemisphere of a natal chart .

vertex (n.)
A turning point; the principal or highest point; top; summit; crown; apex.
vertex (n.)
The top, or crown, of the head.
vertex (n.)
The zenith, or the point of the heavens directly overhead.
vertex (n.)
The point in any figure opposite to, and farthest from, the base; the terminating point of some particular line or lines in a figure or a curve; the top, or the point opposite the base.

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vertex in sign language