a·pex

[ey-peks]
noun, plural a·pex·es, a·pi·ces [ey-puh-seez, ap-uh-] .
1.
the tip, point, or vertex; summit.
2.
climax; peak; acme: His election to the presidency was the apex of his career.
3.
Astronomy, solar apex.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin

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APEX

[ey-peks]
a type of international air fare offering reduced rates for extended stays that are booked in advance.

Origin:
1970–75; A(dvance) P(urchase) Ex(cursion)

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apex (ˈeɪpɛks) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl apexes, apices
1.  the highest point; vertex
2.  the pointed end or tip of something
3.  a pinnacle or high point, as of a career, etc
4.  astronomy Also called: solar apex the point on the celestial sphere, lying in the constellation Hercules, towards which the sun appears to move at a velocity of 20 kilometres per second relative to the nearest stars
 
[C17: from Latin: point]

APEX (ˈeɪpɛks) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n acronym for
1.  Advance Purchase Excursion: a reduced airline or long-distance rail fare that must be paid a specified number of days in advance
2.  (in Britain) Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical, and Computer Staff

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apex
c.1600, from L. apex "summit, peak, tip;" probably related to apere "to fasten, fix," hence "the tip of anything" (one of the meanings in L. was "small rod at the top of the flamen's cap"). Proper plural is apices.
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apex a·pex (ā'pěks)
n. pl. a·pex·es or a·pi·ces (ā'pĭ-sēz', āp'ĭ-)
The pointed end of a conical or pyramidal structure.

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apex   (ā'pěks)  Pronunciation Key 
The highest point, especially the vertex of a triangle, cone, or pyramid.
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APEX
Arctic Polynya Experiment
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Example sentences
He sits under a white domed roof, with a swirling symbol of the sun at its apex.
The shower lasts for about two weeks, reaching its apex over the next few
  nights.
Adult alligators are apex predators critical to the biodiversity of their
  habitat.
They are curved, being blunt at the apex and sharp in the crescent.
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