About The Word Apex
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Apex
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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.
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