vertex verticis m

1. 1

   whirl, whirlpool, eddy, vortex

2. 2

   eddy of wind or flame, whirlwind, coil of flame

3. 3

   top, crown of the head

4. 4

   head

5. 5

   pole of the heavens (north or south)

6. 6

   highest point, top, peak, summit (of a mountain, house, tree, etc.)

   = cacūmen= apex= culmen= fastīgium= summitās ↔ fundus

7. 7

   highest, uttermost, greatest

8. 8

   vertex