vértice

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin verticem. Doublet of vórtex and vórtice. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛʁt͡ʃisi, -ɛɾtisɨ Hyphenation: vér‧ti‧ce === Noun === vértice m (plural vértices) apex, peak, pinnacle (anatomy) vertex (highest point of the cranial vault) (geometry) vertex (common origin of the rays that form an angle) (geometry) vertex (point of convergence of three or more edges in a polyhedron, or of the generators in a cone) (geometry) vertex (discordant junction of two arches) (geometry) vertex (each of the points on a curve where the curvature is maximum or minimum) (geometry) vertex (point of a polygonal line or of a polyhedron that is the intersection, respectively, of sides or edges) (figuratively) eminence (supreme degree or dignity) === Further reading === “vértice”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “vértice”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “vértice”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin vertex. Doublet of vórtice. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbeɾtiθe/ [ˈbeɾ.t̪i.θe] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ˈbeɾtise/ [ˈbeɾ.t̪i.se] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾtiθe (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -eɾtise (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: vér‧ti‧ce === Noun === vértice m (plural vértices) (anatomy, geometry) vertex ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “vértice”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025