vertex
noun/ˈvɜrtɛks/
Frequency rank: #10,558 most common English word
Meaning
A point where two or more lines, edges, or curves meet; a corner or apex.
Example sentence
The engineer calculated the angle at each vertex of the triangle carefully.
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