apex
The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a pointThe highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
» Humans are the apex species of the planet.
Meaning
18 sensesThe highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
the apex of the building
the highest point (of something)
The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
The highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane.
Spitze
The pointed fine end of something.
The lowest part of the human heart.
The deepest part of a tooth's root.
The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support.
The growing point of a shoot.
The point on the celestial sphere toward which the Sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.
the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.
(US)The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute.
A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ŋ͡m/.
A sharp upward point formed by two strokes that meet at an acute angle, as in "W", uppercase "A", and closed-top "4", or by a tapered stroke, as in lowercase "t".
Examples
8 sentencesHumans are the apex species of the planet.
Polar bears are the apex predators of the Arctic.
Полярні ведмеді - топ-хижакі Арктики.
deEisbären sind die Gipfelräuber der Arktis.
When it comes to ground warfare, tanks remain the apex predators.
deIm Bodenkrieg stehen Panzer weiterhin an der Spitze der Nahrungskette.
Wolves are apex predators.
Cats are not apex predators.
deKatzen sind keine Spitzenprädatoren.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin apex (“point, tip, summit”).Borrowed from Latin apex (“point, tip, summit”).
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Forms
plural: apices / apexesSynonyms
33 synonyms- the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars:solar apexapex of the sun's way
- the highest point (of something):vertexpeakacme