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• 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 — (Latin: corner; plural vertices or vertexes) may refer to:Mathematics*Vertex (geometry), a corner point of a polygon, polyhedron, tesselation, etc. *Vertex (graph theory), a node in a graph *Vertex (curve), a local extreme point of curvature… …   Wikipedia

• PoLyGon Format — PoLyGon (abbreviated PLG) is a file format for storing 3D objects. It was originally invented by the people that made REND386. The file is a very simple and easy to read format ideal for very basic flat shaded or wire frame projections.General… …   Wikipedia

• vertex — ► NOUN (pl. vertices or vertexes) 1) the highest point; the top or apex. 2) Geometry each angular point of a polygon, polyhedron, or other figure. 3) a meeting point of two lines that form an angle. 4) Anatomy the crown of the head. ORIGIN Latin …   English terms dictionary

• Polygon — For other uses, see Polygon (disambiguation). Some polygons of different kinds In geometry a polygon (   …   Wikipedia

• Polygon mesh — A polygon mesh or unstructured grid is a collection of vertices, edges and faces that defines the shape of a polyhedral object in 3D computer graphics and solid modeling. The faces usually consist of triangles, quadrilaterals or other simple… …   Wikipedia

• Vertex figure — In geometry a vertex figure is, broadly speaking, the figure exposed when a corner of a polyhedron or polytope is sliced off. Definitions theme and variationsTake some vertex of a polyhedron. Mark a point somewhere along each connected edge. Draw …   Wikipedia

• 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 angle — In geometry, a vertex angle is the angle associated with a vertex of a polytope.In a polygonThe vertex angle (denoted by α 1 or A 1) in a polygon is measured by the interior side of the vertex. For any simple n gon, the sum of the interior angles …   Wikipedia

• Polygon triangulation — In computational geometry, polygon triangulation is the decomposition of a polygon into a set of triangles.A triangulation of a polygon P is its partition into non overlapping triangles whose union is P. In the strictest sense, these triangles… …   Wikipedia

• vertex — noun (plural vertices; also vertexes) Etymology: Middle English, top of the head, from Latin vertic , vertex, vortic , vortex whirl, whirlpool, top of the head, summit, from vertere to turn Date: 14th century 1. the top of the head 2. a. the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary