Vertices position relative to a Quad

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The discussion centers on the terminology used to describe the positional relationships between vertices in a quadrilateral (quad). The user seeks clarification on whether "Linked" and "Opposed" are appropriate terms for describing the relationships between vertices A, C, and D. The conversation highlights the confusion stemming from translations of geometric terms from the user's native language and references a Wikipedia article that discusses vertex relationships in geometry. Ultimately, the user is looking for confirmation on the correct usage of these terms in the context of modeling.

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Hi
English is not my native language and I have these type of questions all the time.

I would like to know if the terms Linked and Opposed are correct when one wants to talk about the position of two vertices relative to a quad for example, as in: "Vertices A and C have an Opposed Relation." or "There was a movement from vertex C to the Linked vertex, D."

I don't think that Opposite and Link fit better than their participle past ('ed).

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Thanks for any help :)
 
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Thank you, but that only shows that I'm probably trying to use a term that has nothing to do with this, since it states the following:

"The link of a vertex of a tetrahedron is the triangle." I don't get it, or how it related to this :frown:

In my languange we say something like: "adjacente" and "oposto", just like for angles in Pythagoras Theorem.

Still since this is for modeling it doesn't sound good to me :S

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For example I want to say that those Cyan and Yellow vertices have an -Opposed- Relation (as in they are in Opposite sides of that Quad). (fair use of language? If I say "Opposite relation" is ok? )
But then Cyan moves up to that small black and white vertex to which it's -Linked- to (or connected).
 
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