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Meaning of APEX

Pronunciation:  'eypeks

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
  2. [n]  the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"
 
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 Synonyms: acme, apex of the sun's way, peak, solar apex, vertex
 
 Antonyms: antapex
 
 See Also: celestial point, celestial sphere, crown, empyrean, extreme, extreme point, extremum, firmament, heavens, roof peak, sphere, vault of heaven, welkin

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: top portion of the upper lobes of the lungs.
 
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