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Definitions for Vertex

[1] the highest point of something; apex; summit; top: the vertex of a mountain.
[2] Anatomy , Zoology . the crown or top of the head.
[3] Craniometry . the highest point on the midsagittal plane of the skull or head viewed from the left side when the skull or head is in the Frankfurt horizontal.
[4] Astronomy . a point in the celestial sphere toward which or from which the common motion of a group of stars is directed.
[5] Geometry . the point farthest from the base: the vertex of a cone or of a pyramid. a point in a geometrical solid common to three or more sides. the intersection of two sides of a plane figure.
[6] the highest point
[7] maths the point opposite the base of a figure the point of intersection of two sides of a plane figure or angle the point of intersection of a pencil of lines or three or more planes of a solid figure
[8] astronomy a point in the sky towards which a star stream appears to move
[9] anatomy the crown of the head

Words related to Vertex

culmination, pinnacle, zenith, acme, cope, apex, crown, cap, tip, roof, height, extremity, summit, peak, crest, apogee, fastigium

Words nearby Vertex

vertebroarterial foramen, vertebrochondral, vertebrocostal, vertebrocostal trigone, vertebrosternal, vertex, vertex presentation, vertical, vertical angle, vertical angles, vertical banded gastroplasty

Origin of Vertex

1560–70; < Latin: a whirl, top (of the head), equivalent to vert(ere ) to turn + -ex (stem -ic- ) noun suffix

Words that may be confused with Vertex

vertex, vortex

Word origin for Vertex

C16: from Latin: highest point, from vertere to turn

Synonyms for Vertex

acme, apex, apogee, cap, cope, crest, crown, culmination, extremity, height, peak, pinnacle, roof, summit, tip, zenith, fastigium, upper extremity