apex
1 Americannoun
plural
apexes, apices-
the tip, point, or vertex; summit.
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climax; peak; acme.
His election to the presidency was the apex of his career.
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Astronomy. solar apex.
noun
noun
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the highest point; vertex
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the pointed end or tip of something
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a pinnacle or high point, as of a career, etc
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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
acronym
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Advance Purchase Excursion: a reduced airline or long-distance rail fare that must be paid a specified number of days in advance
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(in Britain) Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical, and Computer Staff
Etymology
Origin of apex1
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1595–1605
Origin of APEX2
First recorded in 1970–75; A(dvance) P(urchase) Ex(cursion)
Example Sentences
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We became apex predators not because of individualism but because of a sense of community.
From Salon
Some species were small, squid-eating hunters measuring less than 1 m long, while others were enormous apex predators exceeding 5 m in length.
From Science Daily
There are few places in the world better suited to deer than modern Britain with its mild climate, open countryside, no animal apex predators and few human hunters.
From BBC
The move marks an apex in the steady migration of viewers and programming to streaming platforms and away from cable and broadcast television networks.
From MarketWatch
The following gallery pushes visitors to imagine the overall effects of bronze across the varied surfaces of Angkor during the apex of Khmer power in the 12th and 13th centuries.
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