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apex

see also: APEX

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apex (plural apices)

The highest or the greatest point of something.
the apex of the building
(figuratively) The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
the apex of civilization
- 2002, Jeffrey Rowland, [https://web.archive.org/web/20100727160514/http://jjrowland.com/wigu/20020327.html WIGU adventures]
  It would be an intense disgust. The absolute apex of teen angst.
(geometry) The topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid (in their conventional orientation).
(chiefly, anatomy) The "pointed" fine end of something.
1. The lowest part of the human heart.
2. The deepest part of a tooth's root.
(botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support; the tip.
(astronomy) The point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.
(physics) The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.
(mining, US) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
(typography) A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute.
(typography) A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ŋ͡m/.
(typography) A sharp upward point formed by two strokes that meet at an acute angle, as in "W", uppercase "A", and closed-top "4", or by a tapered stroke, as in lowercase "t".
(attributive, ecology) The top of the food chain
An apex predator, also known as an alpha predator or top predator, is a predator at the top of a food chain, with no natural predators

Synonyms

(highest point) peak, top, summit
(moment of greatest success, expansion, etc) acme, culmination, height, peak, pinnacle
(pointed end) end, tip
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APEX

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apex

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(British, trade union) Acronym of Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff

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