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vertex - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'vertex' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vertex [ n.]
- A turning point; the principal or highest point; top; summit; crown; apex.
- The top, or crown, of the head.
- The zenith, or the point of the heavens directly overhead.
- The point in any figure opposite to, and farthest from, the base; the terminating point of some particular line or lines in a figure or a curve; the top, or the point opposite the base.

Meaning of 'vertex' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . vertex [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the highest point (of something)
Example in sentence:
  • at the peak of the pyramid