- vertex
- In artillery and naval gunfire support, the highest point in the trajectory of a projectile.
Military dictionary. 2000.
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Vertex — (Latin: corner; plural vertices or vertexes) may refer to:Mathematics*Vertex (geometry), a corner point of a polygon, polyhedron, tesselation, etc. *Vertex (graph theory), a node in a graph *Vertex (curve), a local extreme point of curvature… … Wikipedia
vertex — [ vɛrtɛks ] n. m. • v. 1560; mot lat. « sommet de la tête » ♦ Anat. Point le plus élevé sur la ligne médiane de la voûte du crâne. ● vertex nom masculin invariable (latin vertex, icis, sommet culminant) Sommet de la tête, tant chez l homme et les … Encyclopédie Universelle
Vertex — Ver tex, n.; pl. {Vertexes}, L. {Vertices}. [L. vertex, icis, a whirl, top of the head, top, summit, from vertere to turn. See {Verse}, and cf. {Vortex}.] A turning point; the principal or highest point; top; summit; crown; apex. Specifically:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vertex — VÉRTEX s.n. 1. (anat.) Sinciput. 2. (mar.) Punctul ortodromei cu latitudinea cea mai ridicată. 3. (met.) Punctul cel mai vestic atins de traiectoria unui ciclon. – Din fr., lat. vertex. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 VÉRTEX s … Dicționar Român
Vertex — (pl.: Vertices) kommt vom lateinischen vertere: drehen, wenden, und bedeutet zunächst Wendepunkt, Scheitel; ebenso aber allgemeiner Punkt, Knoten – eine Stelle, an der sich Richtungen treffen. Und noch allgemeiner: Punkt, Vektor, n Tupel,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
vertex — (n.) 1560s, 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 (Cf. versus)). Meaning highest point of anything is first attested… … Etymology dictionary
vertex — ► NOUN (pl. vertices or vertexes) 1) the highest point; the top or apex. 2) Geometry each angular point of a polygon, polyhedron, or other figure. 3) a meeting point of two lines that form an angle. 4) Anatomy the crown of the head. ORIGIN Latin … English terms dictionary
Vertex — Vertex, (lat.), so v. w. Scheitel … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Vertex — (lat.), Scheitel, s. Kopf … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
vertex — index ceiling, crossroad (intersection) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
vertex — *apex … New Dictionary of Synonyms
