apex

n., pl. a·pex·es or a·pi·ces (ā'pĭ-sēz', ăp'ĭ-).

1. The highest point; the vertex: the apex of a triangle; the apex of a hill.
2. The point of culmination. See synonyms at summit.
3. The usually pointed end of an object; the tip: the apex of a leaf.

[Latin.]

noun

1. The highest point: cap, crest, crown, height, peak, roof, summit, top, vertex. See high/low.
2. The highest point or state: acme, apogee, climax, crest, crown, culmination, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, top, zenith. Informal payoff. Medicine fastigium. See high/low.
3. A sharp or tapered end: acicula, acumination, cusp, mucro, mucronation, point, tip. See sharp/dull.

n

Definition: top, high point
Antonyms: nadir

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n

The end of the root.

In architecture or construction, the highest point, peak, or tip of any structure.

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The highest point in the trajectory of a projectile.

Pl. apices [L.] the pointed end of a cone-shaped part.
See also apical.

• a. beat — see cardiac impulse.
• cardiac a. — lies above the last sternebra and close to the sternal part of the diaphragm.
• constricted a. — an apical foramen of a tooth is smaller than the adjacent root canal.
• dilated a. — an apical foramen of a tooth is wider than the adjacent root canal.
• nasal a. — the dorsal crescent of the snout of the pig.
• tooth a. — end of a tooth root.

IN BRIEF: The highest point or peak.

Diana reached the apex!

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - højeste punkt, top, højdepunkt
v. intr. - toppe, nå klimaks, bringe til klimaks

n. - apexbillet

abbr. - fagforening for tjenestemænd og funktionærer

Nederlands (Dutch)
top, hoogtepunt, punt van driehoek/kegel, vooruitgeboekte goedkopere vliegtickets (acroniem)

Français (French)
n. - (Géom, Méd) sommet, apex, pointe (de la langue), (fig) sommet, point culminant
v. intr. - atteindre le point culminant

n. - syndicat du personnel (des professions libérales, des cadres dirigeants de bureau et de l'informatique), prix/billet apex (acheté à l'avance)

abbr. - syndicat du personnel (des professions libérales, des cadres dirigeants de bureau et de l'informatique), prix/billet apex (acheté à l'avance)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Spitze, Gipfel
v. - den Höhepunkt erreichen

n. - (Abk.) reduzierte Zug- und Flugtarife bei Vorauszahlung

abbr. - (USA) Verband von freiberuflich Arbeitenden und Angestellten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κορυφή, αιχμή, (μτφ.) απόγειο, αποκορύφωμα

Italiano (Italian)
apice, colmo, culmine, vetta, cima, vertice, sommità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ápice (m), vértice (m), cume (m)

Русский (Russian)
высшая точка, вершина

Español (Spanish)
n. - ápice, cima, cumbre, vértice, cúspide
v. intr. - encumbrar

n. - Apex solar

abbr. - tarifa aérea reducida para excursiones reservadas de antemano

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spets, topp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
预售优惠价

预售优惠价

顶, 绝顶, 峰, 到顶峰

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 預售優惠價

n. - 預售優惠價

n. - 頂, 絕頂, 峰
v. intr. - 到頂峰

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 최고조, 향점
v. intr. - 최고조에 달하다

n. - 장기 외국 여행 시 항공권을 사전에 예약 구입하면 할인해 주는 제도

abbr. - Advance Purchase Excursion(장기 외국 여행시 항공권을 사전에 예약 구입하면 할인해 주는 제도)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 頂上, 頂点, 絶頂, 最高潮, 先端, 極致

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قمه, رأس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שיא, פסגה, קודקוד, חוד‬
v. intr. - ‮הגיע לשיא או לפיסגה‬
n. - ‮מערכתם מחירים מוזלים לטיסות ששולמו זמן מסוים מראש‬
abbr. - ‮התאחדות העובדים המקצועיים, המינהליים, המשרדיים ועובדי המחשב (בריטניה)‬

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