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noun, plural -tex·es, -ti·ces 
[-tuh-seez] .
[-tuh-seez] . 1.
the highest point of something; apex; summit; top: the vertex of a mountain.
2.
Anatomy, Zoology. the crown or top of the head.
3.
Craniometry. the highest point on the midsagittal plane of the skull or head viewed from the left side when the skull or head is in the Frankfurt horizontal.
4.
Astronomy. a point in the celestial sphere toward which or from which the common motion of a group of stars is directed.
5.
Geometry.
a.
the point farthest from the base: the vertex of a cone or of a pyramid.
b.
a point in a geometrical solid common to three or more sides.
c.
the intersection of two sides of a plane figure.
Origin:
1560–70; < Latin: a whirl, top (of the head), equivalent to vert(ere) to turn + -ex (stem -ic-) noun suffix
1560–70; < Latin: a whirl, top (of the head), equivalent to vert(ere) to turn + -ex (stem -ic-) noun suffix
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Vertex
is always a great word to know.
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| the movable organ in the floor of the mouth functioning in eating, tasting, and in speaking |
Example Sentences
- The more extensive the baldness on top, called vertex baldness, the higher the risk.
- Moreover, the self-correcting mechanism must spring into being spontaneously when the vertex of the pile reaches a certain angle.
- At each vertex there is an office that manages a different operation of his company.
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Word Origin & History
vertex
1570, "the point opposite the base in geometry," from L. vertex "highest point," lit. "the turning point," originally "whirling column, whirlpool," from vertere "to turn" (see versus). Meaning "highest point of anything" is first attested 1641.
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Medical Dictionary
vertex ver·tex (vûr'těks')
n. pl. ver·tex·es or ver·ti·ces (-tĭ-sēz')
The highest point; the apex.
The topmost point of the vault of the skull; the crown of the head.
The portion of the fetal head bounded by the planes of the trachelobregmatic and biparietal diameters, with the posterior fontanel at the apex.
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Science Dictionary
| vertex (vûr'těks') Pronunciation Key
Plural vertices (vûr'tĭ-sēz') or vertexes
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