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Webster 1913 Edition


Apex

A′pex

,
Noun.
;
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Apex

A'PEX

,
Noun.
plu.
apexes. [L. apex,
plu.
apices.]
The tip, point of summit of any thing. In antiquity, the cap of a flamen or priest; the crest of a helmet. In grammar, the mark of a long syllable. In botany, the anther of flowers, or tops of the stamens, like knobs.

Definition 2024


ápex

ápex

See also: apex, APEX, and Apex

Spanish

Noun

ápex m (plural apexes)

  1. apex