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vertexes

vertexes is the plural of vertex.

Meaning of vertex

Noun

vertex (plural vertices or vertexes)

  1. The highest point, top or apex of something.
    • The mountain’s vertex was covered in snow.
    Synonyms:
    acme, apex, peak, top
    Antonyms:
    fundus
    1. The highest surface on the skull; the crown of the head.
  2. The common point of the two rays that form an angle.
  3. The point at which an axis meets a curve or surface.
  4. A point on the curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature.
  5. One of the elements of a graph joined or not by edges to other vertices.
    Synonyms:
    node

See all 11 meanings of vertex

Questions about vertexes

What is vertexes the plural of?
Vertexes is the plural of vertex.

Words near vertexes in the dictionary

  1. vertex figures
  2. vertex form
  3. vertex forms
  4. vertex separation number
  5. vertexal
  6. vertexes
  7. vertexial
  8. vertexing
  9. vertexless
  10. vertexwise
  11. vertibility

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