apex

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From Latin apex (point, tip, summit).

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Singular
apex

Plural
apices or apexes

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
  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.

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apex (genitive apicis); m, third declension

  1. summit
  2. top
  3. vocative singular of apex

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

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