apex

See also APEX, and ápex

English

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Etymology

From Latin apex (“point, tip, summit”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈeɪ.pɛks/

Noun

apex (plural apices or apexes)

1. The highest point of something.

   the apex of the building

2. (figuratively) The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.

   the apex of civilization

   • 2002, Jeffrey Rowland, WIGU adventures

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

3. (geometry) The topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid (in their conventional orientation).
4. (chiefly anatomy) The pointed end of something.
   1. The lowest part of the human heart.
   2. The deepest part of a tooth's root.
5. (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support; the tip.
6. (astronomy) The point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.
7. (mining, US) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.

Synonyms

• (highest point): peak, top, summit
• (moment of greatest success, expansion, etc): acme, culmination, height, peak, pinnacle
• (pointed end): end, tip
• See also Wikisaurus:apex

Translations

highest point

Arabic: ذروة (ar) Armenian: գագաթ (hy) (gagat’) Bulgarian: връх (bg), връхна точка (bg) Dutch: top (nl) m., spits (nl) c. Finnish: huippu (fi) Galician: ápice (gl) f. German: Gipfel (de) m.

Greek: κορυφή (el) (korifí) f. Norwegian: topp (no) Portuguese: topo (pt), cume (pt) Romanian: culme (ro) Spanish: ápice (es) m., cima (es) f. Telugu: అత్యున్నత (te) (atyunnata), సర్వోన్నత (te) (sarvOnnata) Turkish: zirve (tr)

moment of greatest success, expansion, etc

Dutch: top (nl) m. Finnish: huippu (fi), huipentuma (fi) German: Gipfel (de) m.

Greek: κορυφή (el) (korifí) f., απόγειο (el) (apóyio) n., αποκορύφωμα (el) (apokorífoma) n. Telugu: సర్వోత్కృష్ట (te) (sarvOtkRshTa), ఉచ్ఛ (te) (uccha)

in geometry: topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid

Armenian: գագաթ (hy) (gagatʿ) Bulgarian: връх (bg) Dutch: top (nl) m., spits (nl) c., punt (nl) m. Finnish: huippu (fi) German: Spitze (de) m.

Greek: κορυφή (el) (korifí) f. Portuguese: topo (pt) Spanish: ápice (es) m., cúspide (es) f. Telugu: శీర్షము (te) (Seershamu)

pointed end

Dutch: spits (nl) c., punt (nl) m. Finnish: huippu (fi)

Greek: κορυφή (el) (korifí) f. Telugu: కొన (te) (kona)

botany: end of leaf

Dutch: spits (nl) c., punt (nl) m.

Spanish: ápice (es)

External links

• apex in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• apex in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• apex at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Latin

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Etymology

Belongs to the family of Latin apere, apō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈa.peks/

Noun

apex (genitive apicis); m, third declension

1. summit
2. top
3. cap of a priest (flamen); hat, helmet, crown
4. macron (long mark over a vowel)
5. vocative singular of apex

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	apex	apicēs
genitive	apicis	apicum
dative	apicī	apicibus
accusative	apicem	apicēs
ablative	apice	apicibus
vocative	apex	apicēs

Descendants

• English: apex
• French: apex
• Galician: ápice
• Italian: apice