vertex

Significado (inglés)

1. The highest point, top or apex of something.
2. The highest point, top or apex of something.
3. An angular point of a polygon, polyhedron or higher order polytope.
4. An angular point of a polygon, polyhedron or higher order polytope.
5. A point on the curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature.
6. One of the elements of a graph joined or not by edges to other vertices.
7. A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.
8. The point where the surface of a lens crosses the optical axis.
9. An interaction point.
10. The point where the prime vertical meets the ecliptic in the western hemisphere of a natal chart.
11. A sharp downward point opposite a crotch, as in the letters "V" and "W" but not "Y".

Sinónimos

apex

peak

zenith

point

tip

acme

top

🔝

summit

crown

👑

culmination

node

edge

crest

top of the head

prong

head

climax

source

end

🔚

nose

👃

ogive

parietal

stop

🛑

pike

pinpoint

pip

pointedness

point of intersection

poll

ridge

roof

score

sharpness

speck

spot

sticking point

tally

tiptop

toe

crown of the head

aiglet

jogging

punctum

sticking place

sharp peak

tip side

crank point

pl vertices

period

acknowledger

aglet

angle

cusp

dit

dot

face

focus

full point

full stop

intercept

intersection

intersection point

knob

lead

maximum ordinate

meridian

needle

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈvɜː.tɛks/

Etimoloxía (inglés)

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