Dictionary Definition
vertex
Noun
1 the point of intersection of lines or the point
opposite the base of a figure
2 the highest point (of something); "at the peak
of the pyramid" [syn: peak,
apex, acme] [also: vertices (pl)]vertices See
vertex
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
vertices- Plural of vertex
Extensive Definition
Vertex (Latin: corner; plural vertices or
vertexes) may refer to:
Mathematics
- Vertex (geometry), a corner point of a polygon, node in a Triangulated irregular network or TIN
- Vertex (graph theory), a node in a graph
- Vertex (curve), a local extreme point of curvature
Physics
- Vertex (physics), a point where particles collide and interact
- Vertex (optics), a point where the optical axis crosses a lens surface
- Vertex algebra in conformal field theory
- Vertex function describing the interaction between a photon and an electron
- Vertex model in statistical mechanics, a discrete model of a physical system in which weights are associated with vertices of a grid graph.
Companies
- Vertex - Business Process Outsourcing, a business services provider spun off from United Utilities
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company
- Vertex Standard, a radiocommunication products company.
Music
- A song in In The Groove (video game)
- Vertex (album), an album by Buck 65
- Vertex (band), a band formed in 1996
Other
- Vertex (anatomy), the uppermost surface of the head of an arthropod or vertebrate
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vertices in Italian: Vertice
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