apices
Americannoun
noun
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It also exhibits a remarkable asymmetric condition of the neural spines where they alternate from having transversely compressed apices to apices that are expanded to the right.
From Scientific American • Jan. 10, 2013
The carbon atoms he figures at the apices of a hexagon, the benzene "ring."
From Time Magazine Archive
My feet strike an apex of the apices of the stairs, On every step bunches of ages, and large bunches between the steps, All below duly traveled, and still I mount and mount.
From Whitman A Study by Burroughs, John
Seen externally, all these valves project considerably, and curl a little inwards, with their apices generally worn and truncated.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
Crests were originally worn by military commanders upon the apices of their helmets as the proud distinction of their rank; and, by adding to their apparent stature, served to give them a formidable aspect.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony
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