Meaning of Apex | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
2. Acronym of advance purchase excursion (an air fare).
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3. Acronym of Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff.
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4. The highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane.
5. Acronym of accelerated peritoneal equilibration examination.
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6. The pointed fine end of something.
7. Acronym of acetone peroxide.
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8. The lowest part of the human heart.
9. The deepest part of a tooth's root.
10. The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support.
11. The growing point of a shoot.
12. The point on the celestial sphere toward which the Sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.
13. The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.
14. The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
    US
15. A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute.
16. A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ŋ͡m/.
17. 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".
18. The part of a corner where the racing line is nearest the inside of the bend.
19. An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a triangular corner fence.
20. The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
    figuratively
21. The top of the food chain.
    attributive
22. A conical priest cap.

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Examples

“the apex of the building”

“Drone cameras show⟳ that his car reached the apex first.”

“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 apex of civilization”

“It would be an intense disgust. The absolute apex of teen angst.”

“The pattern has repeated itself more times than you can fathom. Organic civilizations rise⟳, evolve, advance. And at the apex of their glory, they are extinguished.”

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