Vertex

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

Physics

Vertex (physics), a point where particles collide and interact
Vertex (optics), a point where the optical axis crosses a lens surface
Vertex algebra in conformal field theory
Vertex function describing the interaction between a photon and an electron
Vertex model in statistical mechanics, a discrete model of a physical system in which weights are associated with vertices of a grid graph.

Companies

Vertex (company), a business services provider spun off from United Utilities
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company

Music

A song in In The Groove (video game)
Vertex (album), an album by Buck 65
Vertex (band), a band formed in 1996

Other

Vertex (anatomy), the uppermost surface of the head of an arthropod or vertebrate
Vertex presentation, the major cephalic presentation in obstetrics
OCZ Vertex, a solid-state drive (SSD)
A European TF2 team of high standing.

Translation

The word "Vertex" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, Finnish, French, Dutch, Swedish.

Translation(s) in other languages: Czech: Vrchol, Esperanto: Vertico, Spanish: Vértice, Italian: Vertice, Portuguese: Vértice.