noun🔗ShareConical priest cap"The ancient Egyptian priest wore an apex on his head during the temple rituals. "religionweartoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe highest or the greatest point of something."the apex of the building"pointachievementpositiontoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe moment of greatest success, expansion, etc."the apex of civilization"achievementbusinesstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid (in their conventional orientation)."The teacher pointed to the apex of the pyramid on the worksheet. "partmathstructuretoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe "pointed" fine end of something."The apex of the Christmas tree ornament was a tiny, glittering star. "partpointtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support; the tip."The apex of the fern frond reached the top of the terrarium. "plantbiologyparttoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun appears to move relative to nearby stars."Astronomers study the apex to understand the Sun's movement in relation to other stars. "astronomyspacepointdirectiontoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid."The apex of the water droplet hanging from the leaky faucet was barely visible. "physicssubstancepointtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe end or edge of a vein nearest the surface."The doctor examined the tiny, pale apex of the vein on Sarah's arm. "anatomymedicinetoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute."The student's textbook showed a diagram of the apex of the circumflex accent, illustrating its origin from the acute accent. "grammarlinguisticswritingtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ŋ͡m/."The linguist explained that the apex above certain letters in old Vietnamese texts shows where the sound /ŋ͡m/ would have been pronounced. "languagelinguisticsphoneticswritingwordtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA 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"."The architect carefully examined the apex of the roof to ensure it was strong enough to withstand the storm. "writinglanguagemarkstyletypetoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe top of the food chain"As apex predators, lions face few natural threats in their African habitat. "animalorganismbiologyecologynaturetoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
