vertex

大学

n. 顶点, 最高点, 头顶, 天顶 [计] 顶点

发音

UK /ˈvɜː.tɛks/
US /ˈvɝˌtɛks/

词形变化

vertexes vertices 复数 vertices vertexes 复数

别名

vertice

教材释义与例句

名词

顶点; 头顶; 天顶

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The highest point, top or apex of something.

    The mountain’s vertex was covered in snow.

    He reached the vertex of his career after decades of work.

  2. 2.

    The highest point, top or apex of something.

    The highest surface on the skull; the crown of the head.

    头顶

    医学
  3. 3.

    An angular point of a polygon, polyhedron or higher order polytope.

    The common point of the two rays that form an angle.

    顶点

    节点

    数学
  4. 4.

    An angular point of a polygon, polyhedron or higher order polytope.

    The point at which an axis meets a curve or surface.

    数学
  5. 5.

    A point on the curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature.

    数学
  6. 6.

    One of the elements of a graph joined or not by edges to other vertices.

    顶点

    数学
  7. 7.

    A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.

    计算机 工程 数学
  8. 8.

    The point where the surface of a lens crosses the optical axis.

    工程 物理
  9. 9.

    An interaction point.

    物理
  10. 10.

    The point where the prime vertical meets the ecliptic in the western hemisphere of a natal chart.

    宗教 哲学
  11. 11.

    A sharp downward point opposite a crotch, as in the letters "V" and "W" but not "Y".

    媒体 印刷

词汇关系

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词源

Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin vertex (“whirl, eddy; top, crown, peak, summit”). Doublet of vortex.

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