Vertex

Phonetics:

/vɜːteks/

Meanings:

noun

Definition: The highest point of something.

Definition: The highest surface on the skull.

Definition: The common point of the two rays of the angle, or its equivalent structure in polyhedra (meeting of edges) and higher order polytopes.

Definition: A point on the curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature.

Definition: One of the elements of a graph joined or not by edges to other vertices.

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

Definition: The point where the surface of a lens crosses the optical axis.

Definition: An interaction point.

Definition: The point where the prime vertical meets the ecliptic in the western hemisphere of a natal chart.

Definition: A sharp downward point opposite a crotch, as in the letters “V” and “W” but not “Y”.

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