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wierzchołek — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cusp noun A critical point where something is about to change or begin.
  • peak noun The pointed top of a mountain or hill.
  • summit noun The highest point of a mountain or hill.
  • top noun The highest point or part of something.
  • vertex noun A point where two or more lines, edges or curves meet; a corner of a shape or angle.

Senses

wierzchołek is used for these senses in English:

  • cusp (geometry) A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point.
  • peak (geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.
  • summit The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
  • top The highest or uppermost part of something.
  • vertex (anatomy) The highest surface on the skull; the crown of the head.

cusp — full definition

  1. noun A critical point where something is about to change or begin.
  2. noun A sharp or pointed tip, including the pointed part of a tooth.

peak — full definition

  1. noun The pointed top of a mountain or hill.
  2. noun The highest point or value that something reaches.
  3. adj At the highest or best level; maximum.
  4. verb To reach the highest point or value before declining.

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