vertex
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin vertex (“top, peak”), from vertere (“to turn”)
Noun[edit]
vertex (plural vertices or vertexes)
- The highest point of something.
- (anatomy) The highest surface on the skull.
- (geometry) The common point of the two rays of the angle, or its equivalent structure in polyhedra (meeting of edges) and higher order polytopes.
- (mathematics) A point on the curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature.
- (graph theory) One of the elements of a graph joined or not by edges to other vertices.
- (computer graphics) A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.
- (optics) The point where the surface of a lens crosses the optical axis.
- (nuclear or particle physics) An interaction point.
- (astrology) The point where the prime vertical meets the ecliptic in the western hemisphere of a natal chart.
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Translations[edit]
highest point
anatomy: highest surface on skull
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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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Derived terms[edit]
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin vortex, from vertō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vertex m (genitive verticis); third declension
Inflection[edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vertex | verticēs |
| genitive | verticis | verticum |
| dative | verticī | verticibus |
| accusative | verticem | verticēs |
| ablative | vertice | verticibus |
| vocative | vertex | verticēs |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- vertex in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
