vertex

Meanings

1. 1
   noun The highest point of something.
2. 2
   noun The highest surface on the skull.
3. 3
   noun The common point of the two rays of the angle, or its equivalent structure in polyhedra (meeting of edges) and higher order polytopes.
4. 4
   noun A point on the curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature.
5. 5
   noun One of the elements of a graph joined or not by edges to other vertices.
6. 6
   noun A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.
7. 7
   noun The point where the surface of a lens crosses the optical axis.
8. 8
   noun An interaction point.
9. 9
   noun The point where the prime vertical meets the ecliptic in the western hemisphere of a natal chart.
10. 10
    noun A sharp downward point opposite a crotch, as in the letters "V" and "W" but not "Y".