apex
nounEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-der. Proto-Italic *apeks Latin apexbor. English apex Borrowed from Latin apex (“point, tip, summit”).
- borrowed from apex
Definitions
The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
- the apex of the building
- Drone cameras show that his car reached the apex first.
An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a triangular corner fence.
The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
- the apex of civilization
- It would be an intense disgust. The absolute apex of teen angst.
- The pattern has repeated itself more times than you can fathom. Organic civilizations rise, evolve, advance. And at the apex of their glory, they are extinguished.
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The top of the food chain.
A conical priest cap.
Acronym of advance purchase excursion (an air fare).
Acronym of accelerated peritoneal equilibration examination.
Acronym of acetone peroxide.
Acronym of Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff.
The neighborhood
- synonymacme
- synonymapex
- synonymzenith
- synonymapogee
- synonymapotheosis
- synonymascendance
- synonymcapstone
- synonymclimax
- synonymcoronation
- synonymcrown
- synonymculmination
- synonymEverest
- antonymbathos
- antonymlowest ebb
- antonymnadir
- antonymslough of despond
- antonymtrough
- neighborapical
- neighbormother of all
- neighbormoment
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA