apex means the highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point. It carries an Arena rating of 1699, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, apex ranks #158 of 17,052 for Most Malleable Words, #1,877 of 17,052 for Most Elegant Words, #7,533 of 17,052 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words, #7,953 of 17,052 for Most Sublime Words.
apex is pronounced /ˈeɪ.pɛks/.
Why “apex” is a great word
The highest point or peak of something, especially one that forms a distinct tip. From Latin apex ('tip, peak, summit'), originally the small rod or point at the top of a flamen's cap, borrowed into English around 1595–1605. Unlike zenith (which charts a celestial or metaphorical pinnacle) or climax (which marks a dramatic crescendo of action), an apex is a singular, spatial crown. It is the needle of a mountain cleaving the cloud, the precise point where a hawk folds its wings to dive, the final grain of sand that causes the pile to collapse—the quiet, structural conclusion to all that rises, where nothing remains above you but sky.
noun
- The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.e.g.“the apex of the building”
- 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.
- The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.; The pointed fine end of something.; The lowest part of the human heart.e.g.“B.P. 118/68. Grade I diastolic murmur best heard over apex. Patient well and had no complaints referable to heart. Origin of the diastolic murmur is open to conjecture.”
- The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.; The pointed fine end of something.; 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 highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.; The growing point of a shoot.
- The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.; The point on the celestial sphere toward which the Sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.
- The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.; The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.
- The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.; The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
- The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.; A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute.
- The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.; A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ŋ͡m/.
- The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.; 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".
- The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.; The part of a corner where the racing line is nearest the inside of the bend.
- An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a triangular corner fence.
- The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.e.g.“the apex of civilization”
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