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/vɜːteks/

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noun

Sommet, point culminant

The highest point of something.

Examples :

"The vertex of the mountain was covered in snow. "

Le sommet de la montagne était couvert de neige.

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Sommet du crâne

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. "

Le médecin a doucement appuyé sur le sommet du crâne du bébé pour vérifier s'il y avait des points sensibles.

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Sommet

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. "

Le coin du carré, également connu sous le nom de sommet, est l'endroit où deux de ses côtés se rencontrent.

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Sommet

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. "

Le sommet de la piste de montagnes russes, où elle commence à s'incurver brusquement vers le bas, est le sommet.

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Sommet, nœud

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. "

Dans la carte des itinéraires de bus de la ville, chaque arrêt est représenté comme un sommet, relié par des lignes indiquant les itinéraires entre eux.

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Sommet

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). "

Le sommet du modèle de pyramide en classe de sciences était situé aux coordonnées (3, 5, 2).

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Sommet

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. "

L'optométriste a soigneusement mesuré la distance entre le sommet du verre de mes lunettes et mon œil pour s'assurer que la prescription était exacte.

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Point d'interaction, sommet

An interaction point.

Examples :

"The community garden was built at the vertex of three neighborhood streets, making it easily accessible for everyone. "

Le jardin communautaire a été construit au sommet de trois rues du quartier, ce qui le rend facilement accessible à tous.

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Le point vernal

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. "

Dans le thème natal de Sarah, l'astrologue a souligné le point vernal, en soulignant sa position où le premier vertical croisait l'écliptique dans l'hémisphère occidental, suggérant un point de rencontres fatales.

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Sommet, pointe

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. "

La pluie s'est accumulée au sommet du caniveau en forme de « V », finissant par déborder.

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