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Apex

Apex Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Apex? [n] the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars [n] the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Apex: acme \| apex of the sun's way \| peak \| solar apex \| vertex Related Terms \| Find terms related to Apex: achievement \| acme \| aerial heights \| alveolar ridge \| alveolus \| angle \| apogee \| arytenoid cartilages \| attainment \| back \| bend \| bifurcation \| bight \| blade \| brow \| cant \| cap \| capstone \| chevron \| climax \| cloud nine \| coin \| consummation \| corner \| crank \| crescendo \| crest \| crook \| crotchet \| crown \| culmen \| culmination \| deflection \| dizzy heights \| dogleg \| dorsum \| edge \| elbow \| elevation \| ell \| eminence \| ether \| extreme limit \| extremity \| fork \| furcation \| hard palate \| heaven \| heavens \| height \| heights \| high noon \| highest pitch \| highest point \| hook \| inflection \| knee \| L \| larynx \| last word \| lift \| limit \| lips \| maximum \| meridian \| mountaintop \| nasal cavity \| ne plus ultra \| no place higher \| nook \| noon \| noontide \| Olympian heights \| oral cavity \| palate \| peak \| pharyngeal cavity \| pharynx \| pinnacle \| pitch \| point \| pole \| prime \| prominence \| quoin \| raise \| realization \| ridge \| rise \| rising ground \| roof \| seventh heaven \| sky \| soft palate \| speech organ \| spire \| steep \| stratosphere \| summit \| swerve \| syrinx \| teeth \| teeth ridge \| tip \| tip-top \| tongue \| top \| ultimate \| upmost \| upper extremity \| uppermost \| uprise \| utmost \| vantage ground \| vantage point \| veer \| very top \| vocal chink \| vocal cords \| vocal folds \| vocal processes \| voice box \| zag \| zenith \| zig \| zigzag See Also \| celestial point \| celestial sphere \| crown \| empyrean \| extreme \| extreme point \| extremum \| firmament \| heavens \| roof peak \| sphere \| vault of heaven \| welkin Apex In Webster's Dictionary \A"pex\, n.; pl. E. {Apexes}; L. {Apices}. [L.] 1. The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; as, the apex of a mountain, spire, or cone; the apex, or tip, of a leaf. 2. (Mining) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface. [U.S.] {Apex of the earth's motion} (Astron.), that point of the heavens toward which the earth is moving in its orbit.

Apex Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Apex?

[n] the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
[n] the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"

Apex In Webster's Dictionary

\A"pex\, n.; pl. E. {Apexes}; L. {Apices}. [L.]
1. The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; as,
   the apex of a mountain, spire, or cone; the apex, or tip,
   of a leaf.

2. (Mining) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
   [U.S.]

{Apex of the earth's motion} (Astron.), that point of the
   heavens toward which the earth is moving in its orbit.

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