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.

Equivalents

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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