A vertex is where two line segments meet to form an angle. From LearnThat.org.
Noun, : the vertex of a mountain. ,the vertex of a cone or of a pyramid. From Dictionary.com.
Thus: what we call the vertex of the Brain is really its base and what we call its base is really its vertex, it is simply a question of nomenclature. From Wordnik.com. [ginger's thoughts » 2009 » June] Reference
Thus the interior angle at each vertex is either 90° or 270°. From Wordnik.com. [Scenic Villa Design in Switzerland by GD Architectes] Reference
"What we call the vertex of the Brain is really its base: and what we call its base is really its vertex: it is simply a question of nomenclature.". From Wordnik.com. [Sylvie and Bruno] Reference
For this parabola, a = -10 so it opens down and the vertex is the maximum point. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
The vertex is the minimum point on a parabola opening up and the maximum point on a parabola opening down. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
Another is the ability to separate two components called vertex shaders and fragment shaders that previously had to be linked together. From Wordnik.com. [Broadcast Engineering RSS Feed] Reference
Since the GPU can specialize in very specific operations (namely vertex transformations and pixel operations), it is much faster than the CPU for those specific operations. From Wordnik.com. [Softpedia - Windows - All] Reference
TigerDirect for "vertex" leads to a different price. From Wordnik.com. [Fatwallet.com Hot Deals] Reference
Versatile manipulation tools, such as vertex, edge, and face selection and movement. From Wordnik.com. [Wil's Ebay E-Store] Reference
Blitz3D meshes provide features such as vertex colors and multiple texture coordinate sets. From Wordnik.com. [Softpedia - Windows - All] Reference
In addition it has more advanced modelling tools such as vertex snapping and face extrusion. From Wordnik.com. [AvaxHome RSS:] Reference
These points are called vertex positions, and use the designations +3, +2, +1, 0, -1, -2 -3 in what obstetricians (OB call the 1/3 system. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to H1N1 drugs made available: DMO] Reference
Enhancements in the use of 3D technology, such as vertex and pixel shaders. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-10-01] Reference
Head testaceous, with some black spots on the vertex. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
The angle at the vertex is an angle of a triangle.. '. From Wordnik.com. [Deductive Logic] Reference
At the vertex A, where y = H, we have t = t '= ½T, so that. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference
The angle opposite the base of a triangle is called the vertex. From Wordnik.com. [Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught] Reference
Comate - us: only the upper part of head, or vertex, covered with hair. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Shining black; head punctured, the vertex most finely and distinctly so. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
A severe blow on the vertex may cause fracture of the base of the skull. From Wordnik.com. [Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology] Reference
In either case the cranial base, as well as the vertex, will be liable to fracture. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Head testaceous-yellow, with the vertex ferruginous; the antennæ fusco-ferruginous. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
Black; the joints of the antennæ, from the 6th to 13th, white, the vertex also white. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
The body generally is marked by the median line, from the vertex to the perinaeum, into corresponding halves. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
The bones of the skull are cut through and the whole of the vault removed, exposing the entire vertex of the brain. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
Epicranium: the upper part of the head from the front to the neck: often used to include front, vertex and genae: = calva. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Capps, now 59, is the fourth generation of men in his family to go bald, but, unlike most men, Capps was always proud of his visible vertex. From Wordnik.com. [Book Excerpt: 'Hair! Mankind's Historic Quest To End Baldness'] Reference
Even so, Lesko and others say, it's not a bad idea for men with hair loss of the vertex kind to pay particular attention to those other factors. From Wordnik.com. [A Really Bad Hair Day] Reference
Head transverse, hardly broader than the thorax, with two erect setæ on the hind part of the vertex; face vertical; epistoma slightly prominent. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
When force is applied to the cranial vertex, whilst the body is in the erect posture, the top of the cervical spine, E D C, becomes the point of resistance. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Head and thorax rugose; the antennæ and tarsi rufo-testaceous; the eyes rather prominent, the groove above them at the sides of the head extending backwards to the vertex. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
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