vertex
UK/ˈvɜː.tɛks//ˈvɝˌtɛks/
vertex noun: the highest point, top or apex of something.
Noun
vertex (plural vertices or vertexes)
- The highest point, top or apex of something.
- The mountain’s vertex was covered in snow.
- He reached the vertex of his career after decades of work.
- Antonyms:
- fundus
- The common point of the two rays that form an angle.
- The point at which an axis meets a curve or surface.
- A point on the curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature.
- One of the elements of a graph joined or not by edges to other vertices.
- Synonyms:
- node
- A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.
- The point where the surface of a lens crosses the optical axis.
- An interaction point.
- The point where the prime vertical meets the ecliptic in the western hemisphere of a natal chart.
- A sharp downward point opposite a crotch, as in the letters "V" and "W" but not "Y".
vertex meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
vertex in Hindi
- corner of a polygon or polyhedron
- शीर्ष śīrṣ
vertex in Tamil
- corner of a polygon or polyhedron
- உச்சி ucci
vertex in Urdu
- corner of a polygon or polyhedron
- شیرش śīrṣ
vertex in Bengali
- শীর্ষবিন্দু, উচ্চতম স্থান, শিখর, বহুভুজ, বহুতলক, উচ্চতর পলিটোপের কোণবিন্দু
More languagesFewer languages
- vertex in Telugu
- వర్టెక్స్
- vertex in Malayalam
- ശീർഷം, മൂല
- vertex in Kannada
- ತುದಿ, ತುತ್ತತುದಿ, ಕೋನದ ತುದಿ
- vertex in Sanskrit
- विषुवत् viṣuvat
- vertex in Nepali
- वर्टेक्स
- vertex in Tagalog
- tuktok, bagtasan
- vertex in Arabic
- رَأْس raʔs, يَافُوخ yāfūḵ
- vertex in Persian
- رأس, تارک târak, فرق سر farq-e sar
Examples of vertex in a sentence
- If that subgraph contains the vertex in question then it must be spanning.
- Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle.
- The empty graph with n vertices is denoted as Eₙ.
Synonyms of vertex
Antonyms
Forms of vertex
| plural | vertices |
|---|---|
| plural | vertexes |
| alternative form (nonstandard) | vertice |
Origin of vertex
Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin vertex (“whirl, eddy; top, crown, peak, summit”). Doublet of vortex.
Words formed from vertex
Phrases with vertex
Words that rhyme with vertex
Questions about vertex
- What does vertex mean?
- Vertex means the highest point, top or apex of something.
- What is vertex in Hindi?
- Vertex in Hindi is शीर्ष (śīrṣ). See Vertex meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is vertex?
- Vertex is a noun.
- How do you pronounce vertex?
- Vertex is pronounced /ˈvɜː.tɛks/ (UK).
- What is the plural of vertex?
- The plural of vertex is vertices.
Words near vertex in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: vertex (page history and authors); vertex (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vertex (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); vertex (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vertex (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vertex (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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