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Definitions for vertex
ˈvɜr tɛks; -təˌsizver·tex

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. vertexnoun

    the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure

  2. vertex, peak, apex, acmenoun

    the highest point (of something)

    "at the peak of the pyramid"

Wiktionary

  1. vertexnoun

    The highest point of something.

  2. vertexnoun

    A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.

  3. vertexnoun

    The highest surface on the skull.

  4. vertexnoun

    The point where the surface of an optical element (e.g. lens) crosses the optical axis.

  5. vertexnoun

    (nuclear or particle physics) the interaction point.

  6. vertexnoun

    where the Prime Vertical meets the ecliptic in the west.

  7. Etymology: vertex, from vertere

ChatGPT

  1. vertex

    In the context of geometry and mathematics, a vertex is a point where two or more lines or edges meet. It's the corner or the meeting point in various shapes and figures. In the context of graph theory, a vertex (also called a 'node') is a fundamental unit out of which graphs are formed - it's an entity that can be directly connected to other vertices through 'edges'. So, the definition can vary slightly depending on the specific context or field.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vertexnoun

    a turning point; the principal or highest point; top; summit; crown; apex

  2. Vertexnoun

    the top, or crown, of the head

  3. Vertexnoun

    the zenith, or the point of the heavens directly overhead

  4. Vertexnoun

    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

  5. Etymology: [L. vertex, -icis, a whirl, top of the head, top, summit, from vertere to turn. See Verse, and cf. Vortex.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Vertex

    vėr′teks, n. the top or summit: the point of a cone, pyramid, or angle; (astron.) the zenith: (anat.) the crown of the head:—pl. Ver′tices.—adj. Ver′tical, pertaining to the vertex: placed in the zenith: perpendicular to the plane of the horizon.—n. a vertical line.—adv. Ver′tically.—n. Ver′ticalness.—Vertical angles, opposite angles formed by intersecting lines; Vertical circle, a great circle of the heavens passing through the zenith and the nadir. [L., eddy, summit—vertĕre, to turn.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. vertex

    In artillery and naval gunfire support, the highest point in the trajectory of a projectile.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. vertex

    The zenith, the point overhead; the apex of a conical mountain.

Entomology

  1. Vertex

    the top of the head between the eyes, front and occiput: in bees, that part of the head adjacent to and occupied by the ocelli: in Notonectids, "the imaginary anterior margin of the notocephalon."

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of vertex in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of vertex in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of vertex in a Sentence

  1. Chief Executive Yuval Cohen:

    We're not focusing on a particular subset of patients, like Vertex's drug.

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