vertex plane

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• VERTEX, a VERTO — proprie quod in se versum ac contortum est. Ita vortex in fluvio, ubi aqua gyratur et in se vertitur, e cuiusmodi aquarum gyris quô pactô Veteres divinare sint soliti, diximus supra ubi de Aqua, Fluviis, Fontibus. In capite Vertex similiter,… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

• Vertex configuration — In polyhedral geometry a vertex configuration is a short hand notation for representing a polyhedron vertex figure as the sequence of faces around a vertex. For uniform polyhedra there is only one vertex type and therefore the vertex… …   Wikipedia

• Vertex (geometry) — For vertices in the geometry of curves, see Vertex (curve). For other uses of the word, see Vertex (disambiguation). In geometry, a vertex (plural vertices) is a special kind of point that describes the corners or intersections of geometric… …   Wikipedia

• Vertex arrangement — See vertex figure for the local description of faces around a vertex of a polyhedron or tiling. In geometry, a vertex arrangement is a set of points in space described by their relative positions. They can be described by their use in… …   Wikipedia

• Vertex pipeline — The function of the vertex pipeline in any GPU is to take geometry data (usually supplied as vector points), work with it if needed with either fixed function processes (earlier DirectX), or a vertex shader program (later DirectX), and create all …   Wikipedia

• vertex — /verr teks/, n., pl. vertexes, vertices / teuh seez /. 1. the highest point of something; apex; summit; top: the vertex of a mountain. 2. Anat., Zool. the crown or top of the head. 3. Craniom. the highest point on the midsagittal plane of the… …   Universalium

• vertex — ver•tex [[t]ˈvɜr tɛks[/t]] n. pl. tex•es, ti•ces [[t] təˌsiz[/t]] 1) the highest point; apex 2) anat. zool. the top of the head 3) astron. a point in the celestial sphere toward which or from which the common motion of a group of stars is… …   From formal English to slang

• vertex — /ˈvɜtɛks / (say verteks) noun (plural vertexes or vertices /ˈvɜtəsiz/ (say vertuhseez)) 1. the highest point of something; the apex; the top; the summit. 2. Anatomy, Zoology the crown or top of the head. 3. Astronomy a point in the celest …  

• Vertical plane — Vertical Ver ti*cal, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See {Vertex}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one. [1913 Webster] Charity . . . is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Four-vertex theorem — The Four vertex theorem states that the curvature function of a simple, closed plane curve has at least four local extrema (specifically, at least two local maxima and at least two local minima). The name of the theorem derives from the… …   Wikipedia

• Cutting-plane method — In mathematical optimization, the cutting plane method is an umbrella term for optimization methods which iteratively refine a feasible set or objective function by means of linear inequalities, termed cuts. Such procedures are popularly used to… …   Wikipedia