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Vertex

noun
/vɜːteks/
Word Frequency: 2.7

Definitions

1.nounThe highest point of something.
2.nounThe highest surface on the skull.
3.nounThe common point of the two rays of the angle, or its equivalent structure in polyhedra (meeting of edges) and higher order polytopes.
4.nounA point on the curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature.
5.nounOne of the elements of a graph joined or not by edges to other vertices.
6.nounA point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.
7.nounThe point where the surface of a lens crosses the optical axis.
8.nounAn interaction point.
9.nounThe point where the prime vertical meets the ecliptic in the western hemisphere of a natal chart.
10.nounA sharp downward point opposite a crotch, as in the letters "V" and "W" but not "Y".

Synonyms

nodeacmeapexpeaktoppinnaclecornertipsummitculminationcuspheart

Rhymes With

complexhexannexsexmultiplexvexperplexeffects
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