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apex::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | apex of the sun's way, solar apex |
| Type of | celestial point |
| Derivation | apical |
Examples of apex
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It placed one at the apex of internal power, a mere step away from the main job.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Apex Silver Mines is reporting earnings, as commodities prices continue to soar.
From the forbes.com
We were driving the 2007 Jaguar XKR convertible, the apex of the Jaguar XK line.
From the washingtonpost.com
Compound leaves have roundish leaflets, each with the tiniest notch in the apex.
From the miamiherald.com
It served as the apex of the Matt Millen-Rod Marinelli marriage four years ago.
From the freep.com
At the apex of the pyramid there are 81,000 people with assets of more than $50m.
From the economist.com
Apex senior Andie Cozzarelli finished second in the 1,600 and the 3,200 meters.
From the newsobserver.com
Apex residents, understandably, hope EQ won't rebuild, as it has pledged to do.
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Apex had a big spring, winning boys and girls lacrosse, boys golf and boys track.
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- Vertex: the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"
- The point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
- Apex (altitude physiology expeditions) is a high altitude medical research charity. It is based in Edinburgh, Scotland and was founded in 2000. It has conducted two high altitude research expeditions to the Chacaltaya high altitude laboratory, in Bolivia. ...
- A meristem is the tissue in all plants consisting of undifferentiated cells (meristematic cells) and found in zones of the plant where growth can take place.
- In written Latin, the apex (plural "apices") is a mark roughly with the shape of an acute accent ( u00B4 ) which is placed over vowels to indicate that they are long.
- In geometry, an apex is a descriptive label for a visual singular highest or most distant point or vertex in an isosceles triangle, pyramid or cone, usually contrasting with the opposite side called the base.nFor an isosceles triangle the apex is the vertex where the two sides of equal length meet.
- The apex was a cap worn by the flamines and salii at Rome. The essential part of the apex, to which alone the name properly belonged, was a pointed piece of olive-wood, the base of which was surrounded with a lock of wool. ...
- Apex (adjectival form: apical) is an anatomical term for the tip of the mollusk shell of a gastropod, scaphopod, or cephalopod mollusk.
- The tip of the root of a tooth.
