vértice

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin verticem (“whirlpool”). Doublet of vórtice and vórtex.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛʁ.t͡ʃi.si/

Noun

vértice m (plural vértices)

1. vertex (highest point)
2. (anatomy) vertex (top part of the skull)
3. (geometry) vertex (corner of a polygon or polyhedron)
4. (graph theory) vertex (element joined by edges to other such points)
5. (computer graphics) vertex (point in 3D space)

Etymology

From Latin vertex. Doublet of vórtice.

Pronunciation

• (Castillian) IPA^(key): [ˈbe̞ɾ.ti.θe̞]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): [ˈbe̞ɾ.ti.se̞]
• See also: vórtice

Noun

vértice m (plural vértices)

1. (anatomy, geometry) vertex