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a⋅pex

  [ey-peks]
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–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; < L
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a·pex   (ā'pěks)   
n.   pl. a·pex·es or a·pi·ces (ā'pĭ-sēz', āp'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.]
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Word Origin & History

apex 
1601, 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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: apex
Pronunciation: 'A-"peks
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural apex·es or api·ces /'A-p&-"sEz/
: a narrowed or pointed end of an anatomical structure: as a : the narrow somewhat conical upper part of a lung extending into the root b : the lower pointed end of the heart situated in humans opposite the space between the cartilages of the fifth and sixth ribs on the left side c : the extremity ofthe root of a tooth
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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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Science Dictionary
apex   (ā'pěks)  Pronunciation Key 
The highest point, especially the vertex of a triangle, cone, or pyramid.
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