noun Download 🔗Share The highest point of something. Examples : "The mountain climbers finally reached the vertices of the three highest peaks in the range. " point math structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The highest surface on the skull. Examples : "The doctor carefully examined the patient's head, feeling the vertices for any abnormalities. " 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 corners of the triangle, where the sides meet, are called vertices. " math structure point Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A point on the curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature. Examples : "The roller coaster's track had several sharp bends, and the engineers carefully calculated the stress on the metal at the vertices of those curves. " math point figure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of the elements of a graph joined or not by edges to other vertices. Examples : "The city map showed several intersections, which we represented as vertices on our route planning diagram. " math computing structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates. Examples : "The architect specified the exact locations of the cube's eight vertices using their x, y, and z coordinates to ensure perfect alignment. " math space point Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The point where the surface of a lens crosses the optical axis. Examples : "The vertices of the magnifying glass lens are where the glass surface meets the imaginary line through its center. " physics technical point Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An interaction point. Examples : "The team meeting had too many vertices, where conflicting opinions clashed and slowed down the decision-making process. " 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 astrology, analyzing the vertices can reveal points of fated encounters and significant relationships in a person's life. " astrology space 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 child carefully traced the vertices of the letter "W" with his pencil, making sure the bottom points were sharp. " point math figure part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
