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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin verticem. Doublet of vórtex and vórtice.
Pronunciation
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)
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin vertex. Doublet of vórtice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈbeɾtiθe/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈbeɾtise/
- Rhymes: -eɾtiθe
- Rhymes: -eɾtise
- Syllabification: vér‧ti‧ce
Noun
vértice m (plural vértices)
- (anatomy, geometry) vertex
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