vertex

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Synonyms: vortex, vertep, aertex, verte, virtex, ventex, verter

Antonyms: vortex, vertep, aertex, verte, virtex, ventex, verter

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Noun

1. The [[high]]est [[point]], [[top]] or [[apex]] of something.
2. {{lb|en|geometry}} An [[angular]] [[point]] of a [[polygon]], [[polyhedron]] or higher order [[polytope]].
3. {{lb|en|mathematics}} A [[point]] on the [[curve]] with a local [[minimum]] or [[maximum]] of [[curvature]].
4. {{senseid|en|Q1304193}}{{lb|en|graph theory}} One of the [[element]]s of a [[graph]] joined or not by [[edge]]s to other [[vertex|vertices]].
5. {{lb|en|computer graphics}} A [[point]] in [[3D]] space, usually given in terms of its [[Cartesian coordinates]].
6. {{lb|en|optics}} The [[point]] where the [[surface]] of a [[lens]] crosses the [[optical axis]].
7. {{lb|en|particle physics}} An {{w|interaction point}}.
8. {{lb|en|astrology}} The [[point]] where the {{w|prime vertical}} meets the [[ecliptic]] in the western [[hemisphere]] of a [[natal]] [[chart]].
9. {{lb|en|typography}} A sharp downward [[point]] opposite a [[crotch]], as in the letters "[[V]]" and "[[W]]" but not "[[Y]]".

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