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   /ˈvərˌteks/

   

   noun

   • 1. the highest point; the top or apex.
   • ▪ the crown of the head.
   • 2. each angular point of a polygon, polyhedron, or other figure.
   • ▪ a meeting point of two lines that form an angle.
   • ▪ the point at which an axis meets a curve or surface.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin, ‘whirlpool, crown of a head, vertex’, from vertere ‘to turn’.

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • X

     8

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