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- [vur-tuh-seez]
- /ˈvɜr təˌsiz/
- /ˈvɜː.teks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vur-tuh-seez]
- /ˈvɜr təˌsiz/
Definitions of vertices word
- noun vertices a plural of vertex. 1
- noun plural vertices the highest point of something; apex; summit; top: the vertex of a mountain. 1
- noun plural vertices Anatomy, Zoology. the crown or top of the head. 1
- noun plural vertices 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. 1
- noun plural vertices Astronomy. a point in the celestial sphere toward which or from which the common motion of a group of stars is directed. 1
- noun plural vertices Geometry. the point farthest from the base: the vertex of a cone or of a pyramid. a point in a geometrical solid common to three or more sides. the intersection of two sides of a plane figure. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of vertices
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Latin: a whirl, top (of the head), equivalent to vert(ere) to turn + -ex (stem -ic-) noun suffix
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Vertices
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vertices popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
vertices usage trend in Literature
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