vertex

noun

The highest point; the apex or summit.

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The highest point of the skull.

noun

The top of the head.

noun

In astrology, the highest point reached in the apparent motion of a celestial body.

noun

The point at which the sides of an angle intersect.

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The point on a triangle or pyramid opposite to and farthest away from its base.

noun

A point on a polyhedron common to three or more sides.

noun

A point of maximal curvature on a parabola or hyperbola.