Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun vertex

2 senses of vertex

Sense 1
vertex -- (the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure)
       => intersection, intersection point, point of intersection -- (a point where lines intersect)

Sense 2
vertex, peak, apex, acme -- (the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid")
       => extreme point, extreme, extremum -- (the point located farthest from the middle of something)