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apex¹
- /ˈeɪ.pɛks/
Rhymes with -eɪpɛks
noun apices · apexes
- The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point. the apex of the building
- The highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane.
- The lowest part of the human heart. B.P. 118/68. Grade I diastolic murmur best heard over apex. Patient well and had no complaints referable to heart. Origin of the diastolic murmur is open to conjecture.
- The deepest part of a tooth's root.
- The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support.
- The growing point of a shoot.
- The point on the celestial sphere toward which the Sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.
- The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.
- The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
- A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute.
- A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ŋ͡m/.
- A sharp upward point formed by two strokes that meet at an acute angle, as in "W", uppercase "A", and closed-top "4", or by a tapered stroke, as in lowercase "t".
- The part of a corner where the racing line is nearest the inside of the bend. Drone cameras show that his car reached the apex first.
- A woman's crotch and sex organs. Licking her apex, he slid his hand up between her legs and slid his fingers into her heat.
- An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a triangular corner fence.
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The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
the apex of civilization
Similar: acme, culmination, height, peak, pinnacle
- The top of the food chain.
- A conical priest cap.
Similar: acme, apex, zenith, apogee, apotheosis, ascendance, capstone, climax, coronation, crown, culmination, extreme, fastigium, high note, high point, high tide, high-water mark, midday, Mount Everest, outblossom, paroxysm, perihelion, pinnacle, summa, summit · Opposite: bathos, lowest ebb, nadir, slough of despond, trough
APEX²
noun Apex
- Acronym of advance purchase excursion (an air fare).
- Acronym of accelerated peritoneal equilibration examination
- Acronym of acetone peroxide
APEX³
proper noun
- Acronym of Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff.
Apex⁴
proper noun
- A ghost town in Coconino County, Arizona.
- An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri.
- A town in Wake County and Chatham County, North Carolina.
- A community on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: solar apex, vertex, peak, acme, zenith, culmination, apogee, inch, apical, edge, corner, summit, height, pinnacle, cutting-edge, iota
noun
Similar: acme, apex, zenith, apogee, apotheosis, ascendance, capstone, climax, coronation, crown, culmination, extreme, fastigium, high note, high point, high tide, high-water mark, midday, Mount Everest, outblossom, paroxysm, perihelion, pinnacle, summa, summit · Opposite: bathos, lowest ebb, nadir, slough of despond, trough
Translations
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noun highest or greatest part
| Español | ápice, cima, sumidad, ápex |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 頂 /顶 dǐng, 尖 jiān, 頂點 /顶点 dǐngdiǎn, 頂端 /顶端 dǐngduān, 尖端 jiānduān |
| हिन्दी | शिखर śikhar |
| Português | ápice, topo, cume |
| Français | apex, sommet |
| Deutsch | Gipfel |
| Italiano | apice |
| Ελληνικά | κορυφή koryfí |
| Română | culme |
| Русский | верши́на veršína, пик pik, вы́сшая то́чка výsšaja tóčka |
| العربية | ذروَة |
noun highest point in a plane or solid figure
| Español | ápice |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 頂點 /顶点 dǐngdiǎn |
| हिन्दी | शिखर śikhar |
| Português | topo |
| Français | apex |
| Deutsch | Spitze |
| Ελληνικά | κορυφή koryfí |
noun diacritic in Middle Vietnamese
| Tiếng Việt | dấu sóng, dấu lưỡi câu |
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Talk about this word "apex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/apex. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. apex. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/apex "apex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/apex.Cite this
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title = {apex},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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