vértice

See also: vertice

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin verticem. Doublet of vórtex and vórtice.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɛʁ.t͡ʃi.si/ [ˈvɛh.t͡ʃi.si]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈvɛɾ.t͡ʃi.si/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈvɛʁ.t͡ʃi.si/ [ˈvɛχ.t͡ʃi.si]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɛɻ.t͡ʃi.se/
 

  • Rhymes: -ɛʁt͡ʃisi, -ɛɾtisɨ
  • Hyphenation: vér‧ti‧ce

Noun

vértice m (plural vértices)

  1. apex, peak, pinnacle
  2. (anatomy) vertex (highest point of the cranial vault)
  3. (geometry) vertex (common origin of the rays that form an angle)
  4. (geometry) vertex (point of convergence of three or more edges in a polyhedron, or of the generators in a cone)
  5. (geometry) vertex (discordant junction of two arches)
  6. (geometry) vertex (each of the points on a curve where the curvature is maximum or minimum)
  7. (geometry) vertex (point of a polygonal line or of a polyhedron that is the intersection, respectively, of sides or edges)
  8. (figuratively) eminence (supreme degree or dignity)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin vertex. Doublet of vórtice.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeɾtiθe/ [ˈbeɾ.t̪i.θe] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /ˈbeɾtise/ [ˈbeɾ.t̪i.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾtiθe (Spain)
  • Rhymes: -eɾtise (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: vér‧ti‧ce

Noun

vértice m (plural vértices)

  1. (anatomy, geometry) vertex

Further reading

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