vertex

1. 1.

   the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure

   Broaderintersection
2. 2.

   the highest point (of something)

   “at the peak of the pyramid”

   Synonymspeakapexacme

   Broaderextreme point

   Narrowercrownroof peak

Other forms of vertex

plural

vertices

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about vertex

What does vertex mean?

vertex means "the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in vertex?

vertex has 2 syllables: ver-tex. The stress falls on "ver". In IPA it is /ˈvɝˌtɛks/.

What is another word for vertex?

Close synonyms include peak, apex, acme. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vertex a common word?

vertex is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with vertex?

1 word rhymes with vertex. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.