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Definitions for Vertices
[1] a plural of vertex.
[2] the highest point of something; apex; summit; top: the vertex of a mountain.
[3] Anatomy , Zoology . the crown or top of the head.
[4] 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.
[5] Astronomy . a point in the celestial sphere toward which or from which the common motion of a group of stars is directed.
[6] 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.
[7] (in technical and scientific senses only) a plural of vertex
[8] the highest point
[9] 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
[10] astronomy a point in the sky towards which a star stream appears to move
[11] anatomy the crown of the head
Words related to Vertices
culmination, pinnacle, zenith, acme, cope, apex, crown, cap, tip, roof, height, extremity, summit, peak, crest, apogee, fastigium
Words nearby Vertices
vertical strabismus, vertical tasting, vertical transmission, vertical union, vertically challenged, vertices, verticil, verticillaster, verticillate, verticillium wilt, vertiginous
Origin of Vertices
ex1560–70; < Latin: a whirl, top (of the head), equivalent to vert(ere ) to turn + -ex (stem -ic- ) noun suffix
Words that may be confused with Vertices
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, vertexvertex, vortex
Word origin for Vertices
exC16: from Latin: highest point, from vertere to turn
Synonyms for Vertices
acme, apex, apogee, cap, cope, crest, crown, culmination, extremity, height, peak, pinnacle, roof, summit, tip, zenith, fastigium, upper extremity