apex

apex

apex (plural apices or apexes)

1. The highest point of something.

   the apex of the building

2. (figuratively) The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.

   the apex of civilization

   • 2002, Jeffrey Rowland, WIGU adventures

     It would be an intense disgust. The absolute apex of teen angst.

3. (geometry) The topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid (in their conventional orientation).
4. (chiefly anatomy) The pointed end of something.
   1. The lowest part of the human heart.
   2. The deepest part of a tooths root.
   
   
   

   Definizione italiano>inglese apex

   
   

   apice

   	culmine
   	Apice, punto più alto ed elevato.
   	Highest and most elevated point.

   apex

   apicale

   cima

   cuspide

   fine

   punta

   sommità

   vertice

   
   

   Altri significati:

   The highest point of something.

   highest point

   (geometry) The topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid (in their conventional orientation).

   pointed end

   botany: end of leaf

   (astronomy) The point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.

   (chiefly anatomy) The pointed end of something.

   (figuratively) The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.

   in geometry: topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid

   moment of greatest success, expansion, etc

   (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support; the tip.

   
   
   

   Traduzione 'veloce'

   
   
   apice ,culmine ,apex ,apicale ,cima

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