Spanish Conversation · Level 35
75 words
Spanish word
vértice
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈbeɾtiθe/
Meaning
- masculine nounvertex
Example
El triángulo tiene tres vértices.
The triangle has three vertices.
More examples
Se golpeó en el vértice de la cabeza.
He hit the top of his head.
Core concept
Point where two edges meet, forming an apex.
Common phrases
el vértice de la cabeza
top of the head
Similar words
esquina: Corner where two streets or two walls meet in a room or on a street.
punto: Single point marking a specific place, position, or coordinate.
ángulo: Opening formed between two intersecting lines or planes, measured as an angle.
Definition in Spanish
Punto más alto o extremo de algo; en geometría, el punto donde se encuentran dos lados de una figura.
Word origin
From Latin vertex, verticis 'whirl, summit', from the verb vertere 'to turn', which gave the sense of a summit or meeting point later applied to geometry.
Usage tips
- Written with an acute accent in the singular (vértice) and plural vértices, and in ordinary speech use esquina for a street corner and cima or apogeo for a figurative high point.
Other meanings
- cornernoun
- apexnoun