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apex

/ˈeɪˌpɛks/

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Coiffe conique, sommet

Conical priest cap

Examples :

"The ancient Egyptian priest wore an apex on his head during the temple rituals. "

Le prêtre égyptien antique portait une coiffe conique sur la tête pendant les rituels du temple.

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Sommet, apogée

The highest or the greatest point of something.

Examples :

"the apex of the building"

Le sommet du bâtiment.

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Apogée, sommet

The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.

Examples :

"the apex of civilization"

L'apogée de la civilisation.

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Sommet, apex

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

Examples :

"The teacher pointed to the apex of the pyramid on the worksheet. "

Le professeur a pointé le sommet de la pyramide sur la feuille de travail.

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Sommet, pointe

The "pointed" fine end of something.

Examples :

"The apex of the Christmas tree ornament was a tiny, glittering star. "

Le sommet de l'ornement de sapin de Noël était une minuscule étoile scintillante.

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Sommet, pointe

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

Examples :

"The apex of the fern frond reached the top of the terrarium. "

Le sommet de la fronde de la fougère atteignait le haut du terrarium.

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Sommet, point culminant

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

Examples :

"Astronomers study the apex to understand the Sun's movement in relation to other stars. "

Les astronomes étudient le sommet pour comprendre le mouvement du Soleil par rapport aux autres étoiles.

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Sommet

The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.

Examples :

"The apex of the water droplet hanging from the leaky faucet was barely visible. "

Le sommet de la goutte d'eau suspendue au robinet qui fuyait était à peine visible.

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Sommet, extrémité

The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.

Examples :

"The doctor examined the tiny, pale apex of the vein on Sarah's arm. "

Le médecin a examiné le petit apex pâle de la veine sur le bras de Sarah.

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Apex

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

Examples :

"The student's textbook showed a diagram of the apex of the circumflex accent, illustrating its origin from the acute accent. "

Le manuel de l'élève montrait un diagramme de l'apex de l'accent circonflexe, illustrant son origine à partir de l'accent aigu.

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Apex

A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ŋ͡m/.

Examples :

"The linguist explained that the apex above certain letters in old Vietnamese texts shows where the sound /ŋ͡m/ would have been pronounced. "

Le linguiste a expliqué que l'apex au-dessus de certaines lettres dans les anciens textes vietnamiens indique où le son /ŋ͡m/ aurait été prononcé.

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Sommet, pointe

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".

Examples :

"The architect carefully examined the apex of the roof to ensure it was strong enough to withstand the storm. "

L'architecte a examiné attentivement le sommet du toit pour s'assurer qu'il était suffisamment solide pour résister à la tempête.

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Sommet de la chaîne alimentaire

The top of the food chain

Examples :

"As apex predators, lions face few natural threats in their African habitat. "

En tant que prédateurs au sommet de la chaîne alimentaire, les lions font face à peu de menaces naturelles dans leur habitat africain.

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