apex

[ ey-peks ]

/ ˈeɪ pɛks /

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noun, plural a·pex·es, a·pi·ces

[ey-puh-seez, ap-uh-]. /ˈeɪ pəˌsiz, ˈæp ə-/.

the tip, point, or vertex; summit.

climax; peak; acme: His election to the presidency was the apex of his career.

Astronomy. solar apex.

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Origin of apex

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1595–1605

Words nearby apex

aperture-priority, aperture synthesis, apery, apeshit, apetalous, apex, apex beat, Apex Club, apex pneumonia, Apgar, Apgar score

Other definitions for apex (2 of 2)

APEX

[ ey-peks ]

/ ˈeɪ pɛks /

noun

a type of international airfare offering reduced rates for extended stays that are booked in advance.

Origin of APEX

First recorded in 1970–75; A(dvance) P(urchase) Ex(cursion)

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How to use apex in a sentence

In Colorado, proponents say reintroduction will create a healthy corridor for the apex predators between Canada and Mexico, and that wolves create a positive trophic cascade for ecosystems.
How to Vote for the Environment This Year|Heather Hansman|October 27, 2020|Outside Online
That cycle hit a new apex this week, when the New York Post published a report that raised numerous red flags suggesting a disinformation effort.
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Bereaved widow Eve Harrington emerges from the shadowy alley in a rain-soaked trench coat, worms her way into stage actress Margo Channing’s inner-circle, then schemes and backstabs her way to the apex of the theater world.
‘All About Eve’ at 70|Tom Joudrey|September 25, 2020|Washington Blade
Images of the interior show sunlight pouring through an oculus at its apex.
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Both figures have fallen since the apex of pandemic lockdowns in May, but they remain above the peak of the Great Recession in 2009.
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But the KKK actually reached its apex of influence during the 1920s.
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He died at the apex, after one of the best rides of his life, in the oldest rodeo.
The Death of a Rodeo Cowboy|Peter Richmond|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Its placing at the apex of British life is itself a little nuts, as the Ovation series shows.
The Cult of Royal Porn|Tim Teeman|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Gospel Tent at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, which opens today, is where Southern culture achieves an apex.
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It allows us to see ourselves as the apex of history, the culmination of an inevitable, upward surge of improvement.
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The upper wings are white, with a posterior broad black subtriangular border, having two or three white spots at the apex.
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And, lastly, that at the apex of the nucleus the radicle of the future Embryo would constantly be found.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
He considers the centre of the hilum as the base, and the chalaza, where it exists, as the natural apex of the seed.
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The extreme apex is bifid, the lower process being rounded, the upper more pointed.
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It is the crown and apex of all bad language, the coping-stone of all systems of verbal aggression and abuse.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman

British Dictionary definitions for apex (1 of 2)

apex

/ (ˈeɪpɛks) /

noun plural apexes or apices (ˈæpɪˌsiːz, ˈeɪ-)

the highest point; vertex

the pointed end or tip of something

a pinnacle or high point, as of a career, etc

Also called: solar apex astronomy the point on the celestial sphere, lying in the constellation Hercules, towards which the sun appears to move at a velocity of 20 kilometres per second relative to the nearest stars

Word Origin for apex

C17: from Latin: point

British Dictionary definitions for apex (2 of 2)

APEX

/ (ˈeɪpɛks) /

n acronym for

Advance Purchase Excursion: a reduced airline or long-distance rail fare that must be paid a specified number of days in advance

(in Britain) Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical, and Computer Staff

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Medical definitions for apex

apex

[ ā′pĕks ]

n. pl. a•pex•es

The pointed end of a conical or pyramidal structure.

Scientific definitions for apex

apex

[ ā′pĕks ]

The highest point, especially the vertex of a triangle, cone, or pyramid.

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