Vertex — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure

the highest point (of something)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɜːtɛks/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɜːtɛks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɜːtɛks/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɜːtɛks/.

Examples

at the peak of the pyramid

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

acme apex peak

Parts of Speech

noun	the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure
noun	the highest point (of something) “at the peak of the pyramid”

Word Forms

apical

adjective

situated at an apex

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Scheitel

der Schnittpunkt von Linien oder der Punkt gegenüber der Basis einer Figur

🇫🇷French

sommet

le point d'intersection des lignes ou le point opposé à la base d'une figure

🇪🇸Spanish

vértice

el punto de intersección de líneas o el punto opuesto a la base de una figura

🇮🇹Italian

vertice

il punto di intersezione delle linee o il punto opposto alla base di una figura

🇳🇱Dutch

hoekpunt

het snijpunt van lijnen of het punt tegenover de basis van een figuur

🇵🇹Portuguese

vértice

o ponto de intersecção das linhas ou o ponto oposto à base de uma figura

🇷🇺Russian

вершина

точка пересечения линий или точка, противоположная основанию фигуры

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शिखर

रेखाओं का प्रतिच्छेदन बिंदु या किसी आकृति के आधार के विपरीत बिंदु

🇧🇩Bengali

শীর্ষবিন্দু

লাইনের ছেদ বিন্দু বা একটি চিত্রের ভিত্তির বিপরীত বিন্দু

🇮🇳Tamil

உச்சி

கோடுகள் வெட்டும் புள்ளி அல்லது ஒரு உருவத்தின் அடிப்பகுதிக்கு எதிரே உள்ள புள்ளி

🇮🇳Telugu

శీర్షము

రేఖల ఖండన బిందువు లేదా బొమ్మ యొక్క ఆధారానికి ఎదురుగా ఉన్న పాయింట్

🇮🇳Marathi

शिरोबिंदू

रेषांच्या छेदनबिंदूचा बिंदू किंवा आकृतीच्या पायाच्या विरुद्ध असलेला बिंदू

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિરોબિંદુ

રેખાઓના આંતરછેદનું બિંદુ અથવા આકૃતિના આધારની વિરુદ્ધ બિંદુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶೃಂಗ

ರೇಖೆಗಳ ಛೇದನದ ಬಿಂದು ಅಥವಾ ಆಕೃತಿಯ ತಳದ ಎದುರು ಬಿಂದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശീർഷകം

വരികളുടെ വിഭജന പോയിൻ്റ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു ചിത്രത്തിൻ്റെ അടിത്തറയ്ക്ക് എതിർവശത്തുള്ള പോയിൻ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿਖਰ

ਰੇਖਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਇੰਟਰਸੈਕਸ਼ਨ ਦਾ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਚਿੱਤਰ ਦੇ ਅਧਾਰ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ ਬਿੰਦੂ

🇵🇰Urdu

چوٹی

لائنوں کے چوراہے کا نقطہ یا کسی شکل کی بنیاد کے مخالف نقطہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

顶点

线的交点或图形底边的相对点

🇯🇵Japanese

頂点

線の交点、または図形の底辺の反対側の点

🇰🇷Korean

꼭지점

선의 교차점 또는 도형의 밑면과 반대되는 점

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đỉnh

điểm giao nhau của các đường hoặc điểm đối diện với đáy của hình

🇹🇭Thai

จุดยอด

จุดตัดกันของเส้นหรือจุดตรงข้ามฐานของรูป

🇮🇩Indonesian

puncak

titik potong garis atau titik yang berhadapan dengan alas suatu bangun datar

🇵🇭Filipino

kaitaasan

ang punto ng intersection ng mga linya o ang punto sa tapat ng base ng isang figure

🇲🇾Malay

puncak

titik persilangan garis atau titik yang bertentangan dengan tapak rajah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قمة الرأس

نقطة تقاطع الخطوط أو النقطة المقابلة لقاعدة الشكل

🇮🇷Persian

راس

نقطه تلاقی خطوط یا نقطه مقابل قاعده یک شکل

🇹🇷Turkish

tepe noktası

çizgilerin kesişme noktası veya bir şeklin tabanının karşısındaki nokta

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָדקוֹד

נקודת החיתוך של קווים או הנקודה מול בסיס הדמות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'vertex'?

The primary meaning of 'vertex' is 'the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'vertex' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'vertex' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'vertex' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'vertex' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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