noun🔗ShareCoiffe conique, sommetConical priest cap"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.religionweartoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSommet, apogéeThe highest or the greatest point of something."the apex of the building"Le sommet du bâtiment.pointachievementpositiontoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareApogée, sommetThe moment of greatest success, expansion, etc."the apex of civilization"L'apogée de la civilisation.achievementbusinesstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSommet, apexThe topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid (in their conventional orientation)."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.partmathstructuretoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSommet, pointeThe "pointed" fine end of something."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.partpointtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSommet, pointeThe 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. "Le sommet de la fronde de la fougère atteignait le haut du terrarium.plantbiologyparttoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSommet, point culminantThe 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. "Les astronomes étudient le sommet pour comprendre le mouvement du Soleil par rapport aux autres étoiles.astronomyspacepointdirectiontoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSommetThe lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid."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.physicssubstancepointtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSommet, extrémitéThe end or edge of a vein nearest the surface."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.anatomymedicinetoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareApexA 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. "Le manuel de l'élève montrait un diagramme de l'apex de l'accent circonflexe, illustrant son origine à partir de l'accent aigu.grammarlinguisticswritingtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareApexA 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. "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.languagelinguisticsphoneticswritingwordtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSommet, pointeA 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. "L'architecte a examiné attentivement le sommet du toit pour s'assurer qu'il était suffisamment solide pour résister à la tempête.writinglanguagemarkstyletypetoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSommet de la chaîne alimentaireThe top of the food chain"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.animalorganismbiologyecologynaturetoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
