noun Download 🔗Share The highest point of something. Examples : "The vertex of the mountain was covered in snow. " position point math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The highest surface on the skull. Examples : "The doctor gently pressed on the vertex of the baby's skull to check for any soft spots. " anatomy body part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The common point of the two rays of the angle, or its equivalent structure in polyhedra (meeting of edges) and higher order polytopes. Examples : "The corner of the square, also known as a vertex, is where two of its sides meet. " math point structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A point on the curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature. Examples : "The highest point of the roller coaster track, where it starts to curve sharply downwards, is the vertex. " math point structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of the elements of a graph joined or not by edges to other vertices. Examples : "In the map of the city's bus routes, each stop is represented as a vertex, connected by lines showing the routes between them. " math computing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates. Examples : "The vertex of the pyramid model in the science class was located at coordinates (3, 5, 2). " space point math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The point where the surface of a lens crosses the optical axis. Examples : "The optometrist carefully measured the distance from the vertex of my glasses lens to my eye to ensure the prescription was accurate. " physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An interaction point. Examples : "The community garden was built at the vertex of three neighborhood streets, making it easily accessible for everyone. " point math structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The point where the prime vertical meets the ecliptic in the western hemisphere of a natal chart. Examples : "In Sarah's natal chart, the astrologer pointed out the vertex, highlighting its position where the prime vertical intersected the ecliptic in the western hemisphere, suggesting a point of fated encounters. " astrology point Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sharp downward point opposite a crotch, as in the letters "V" and "W" but not "Y". Examples : "The rain collected in the vertex of the "V" shaped gutter, eventually overflowing. " point figure part math structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading