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nounthe highest point (of something)type of:
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nounthe point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure
Definition that contains vertex
- crown the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
- pyramid a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
- altitude the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
- convex polygon a polygon such that no side extended cuts any other side or vertex; it can be cut by a straight line in at most two points
- polyhedral angle the space enclosed by three or more planes that intersect in a vertex
- solid angle an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting at a common point (the vertex)