NichiDict

頂点

N2
ちょうてん
[chouten]
Illustration for 頂点

Meanings

1.Noun

geometryvertex; apex

2.Noun

top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; peak

3.Noun

top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit

4.Noun

peak (of popularity, a boom, etc.); height (e.g. of prosperity); apex; zenith; climax

Examples

三角形の頂点から底辺に線を引いた。

I drew a line from the vertex of the triangle to the base.

選手は世界大会で頂点に立った。

The athlete reached the top at the world championships.

彼は人気の頂点にいたときでした。

He was at the peak of his popularity.