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apex

Syllabification: (a·pex)

Pronunciation: /ˈāpeks/

Definition of apex

the top or highest part of something, especially one forming a point:the living room extends right up into the apex of the roof figurativethe apex of his career was when he hoisted aloft the World Cup
Geometry the highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane.
Botany the growing point of a shoot.
the highest level of a hierarchy, organization, or other power structure regarded as a triangle or pyramid:the central bank is at the apex of the financial system

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reach a high point or climax:melodic lines build up to the chorus and it apexes at the solo

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin, 'peak, tip'

Definition of apex in the British & World English dictionary

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