Vertex

Meaning

Noun

●

The

point,

or

of something.

●

In Anatomy:

The

point,

or

of something.

The

on the

; the

of the head.

●

In Geometry:

An

point of a

,

or higher order polytope.

The common point of the two

that form an angle.

The point at which an

a

or surface.

●

In Mathematics:

A point on the

with a

or

of curvature.

●

In Graph theory:

One of the

of a

by

to other vertices.

●

In Computer graphics:

A point in 3D

, usually

terms of its Cartesian coordinates.

●

In Optics:

The point where the

of a

the

axis.

●

In Particle physics:

An

point.

●

In Astrology:

The point where the

the

in the

western hemisphere

of a

chart.

●

In Typography:

A

point

a

,

the

"V" and "W" but not "Y".

Sourced from

Origin

vertex

English

vertex

Latin

vertere

Latin

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