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Definitions
vertex
noun
(
vertices
)
The highest point of something.
(
anatomy
) The highest point on the skull.
(
mathematics
)
(
geometry
) Informally; a corner.
(
angle
) The common point of the two rays of the angle.
(
polygon
) The meeting points of two sides.
(
polyhedron
) The meeting point of three or more faces and an equal number of edges.
(
polytope
) a point where the corners of three or more cells meet and connect to each other.
{
curve
} a point on the curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature.
(
graph theory
) One of the elements of a graph joined by zero or more edges to other vertices.
<!--Disputed: Paul G, 2005-08-19
(
alggeom
) The point of intersection of an axis and a curve.-->
(
computer graphics
) A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its x-, y-, and z-coordinates.
(
optics
) the point where the surface of an optical element crosses the optical axis.
(
nuclear
or
particle physics
) the interaction point.
(
astrology
) where the Prime Vertical meets the ecliptic in the west.
Translations:
Italian: vertice
(it)
m
Etymology:
vertex
, top, peak, from
vertere
, to turn
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