apex

/หˆeษชหŒpษ›ks/

IPA: /EY1 P EH0 K S/

noun
  1. 1

    Conical priest cap

  2. 2

    The highest or the greatest point of something.

    โ€œthe apex of the buildingโ€

  3. 3

    The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.

    โ€œthe apex of civilizationโ€

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

    The "pointed" fine end of something.

  6. 6

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

  7. 7

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

  8. 8

    The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.

  9. 9

    The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.

  10. 10

    A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute.

  11. 11

    A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ล‹อกm/.

  12. 12

    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".

  13. 13

    The top of the food chain

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/apex