vertex
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Latin vertex (“top, peak”), from vertere (“to turn”)
[edit] Noun
vertex (plural vertices or vertexes)
- The highest point of something.
- (anatomy) The highest surface 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.
- (geometry) Informally; a corner.
- (computer graphics) A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.
- (optics) The point where the surface of an optical element (e.g. lens) crosses the optical axis.
- (nuclear or particle physics) the interaction point.
- (astrology) where the Prime Vertical meets the ecliptic in the west.
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highest point
anatomy: highest surface on skull
geometry: corner of a polygon or polyhedron
graph theory: element joined by edges to other vertices
computer graphics: point in 3D space
optics: point where the surface of an optical element crosses the optical axis
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physics: interaction point
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Noun
vertex (genitive verticis); m, third declension
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vertex | verticēs |
| genitive | verticis | verticum |
| dative | verticī | verticibus |
| accusative | verticem | verticēs |
| ablative | vertice | verticibus |
| vocative | vertex | verticēs |