Synonyms for apex


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ey-peks
Phonetic Transcription : ˈeɪ pɛks

Top 10 synonyms for apex Other synonyms for the word apex

Définition of apex

Origin :
  • c.1600, from Latin apex "summit, peak, tip, top, extreme end;" probably related to apere "to fasten, fix," hence "the tip of anything" (one of the meanings in Latin was "small rod at the top of the flamen's cap"), from PIE *ap- "to take, reach." Proper plural is apices.
  • noun top, high point
Example sentences :
  • Researches in the direction of the apex have not been made recently.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 12, June 18, 1870 » by Various
  • With the pointer in his hand he touched the star at the apex of the fir.
  • Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
  • The diskoid was the apex, the spreading base all of Great New York.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • The French did not plan to make an attack on the salient at its apex.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • Aubers is at the apex of one; and Illies at the apex of the other.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • The redoubt itself was at the apex of a broad angle of trenches.
  • Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst
  • It is evident that the apex has descended and is turned toward the armpit.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • To this new realm we brought workers who built the City of Apex and the palace you are in.
  • Extract from : « The Heads of Apex » by Francis Flagg
  • The stems may not be scaly at the apex, often rosy when young.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • In the plant on the right is shown the tapering stem from the base to the apex.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

Antonyms for apex

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