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vertexA corner point of a triangle or other geometric image. Vertices is the plural form of this term. See vertex shader. vertex 1. Maths a. the point opposite the base of a figure b. the point of intersection of two sides of a plane figure or angle c. the point of intersection of a pencil of lines or three or more planes of a solid figure 2. Astronomy a point in the sky towards which a star stream appears to move 3. Anatomy the crown of the head |
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What we call the vertex of the Brain is really its base: and what we call its base is really its vertex: it is simply a question of nomenclature. Our courses were converging like the sides of an angle, the vertex of which was at the edge of the fog-bank. |
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