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Vertex vs Circumference - What's the difference?

vertex | circumference |

In geometry|lang=en terms the difference between vertex and circumference

is that vertex is (geometry) the common point of the two rays of the angle, or its equivalent structure in polyhedra (meeting of edges) and higher order polytopes while circumference is (geometry) the length of such a line.

As nouns the difference between vertex and circumference

is that vertex is the highest point of something while circumference is (geometry) the line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.

As a verb circumference is

(obsolete|transitive) to include in a circular space; to bound.

vertex

English

(wikipedia vertex)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The highest point of something.
  • (anatomy) The highest surface on the skull.
  • (geometry) The common point of the two rays of the angle, or its equivalent structure in polyhedra (meeting of edges) and higher order polytopes.
  • (mathematics) A point on the curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature.
  • (graph theory) One of the elements of a graph joined or not by edges to other vertices.
  • (computer graphics) A point in space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.
  • (optics) The point where the surface of a lens crosses the optical axis.
  • (nuclear, or, particle physics) An interaction point.
  • (astrology) The point where the prime vertical meets the ecliptic in the western hemisphere of a natal chart.

    • Synonyms

    * (highest point) acme, apex, peak, top * (part of a graph) node

    Derived terms

    * vertexal, vertexial

    See also

    * Mathworld article on vertices of polyhedra * Mathworld article on verticies of polygons ----

    circumference

    English

    (wikipedia circumference)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure
  • (geometry) The length of such a line
  • (obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object

    • Synonyms

    * (distance measured around any object ): girth * (distance measured around a race track ): lap

    Related terms

    * diameter * radius * perimeter

    Verb

    (circumferenc)
  • (obsolete) To include in a circular space; to bound.
    • (Sir Thomas Browne)