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apex

/ˈeɪˌpɛks/

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円錐形の司祭の帽子

Conical priest cap

Examples :

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

古代エジプトの司祭は、寺院の儀式の際に頭に円錐形の帽子をかぶっていました。

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頂点, 絶頂

The highest or the greatest point of something.

Examples :

"the apex of the building"

建物の頂点。

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頂点, 絶頂

The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.

Examples :

"the apex of civilization"

文明の頂点。

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頂点, 頂上

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. "

先生はワークシートのピラミッドの頂点を示しました。

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頂点, 先端

The "pointed" fine end of something.

Examples :

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

クリスマスツリーのオーナメントの頂点は、小さく輝く星でした。

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先端, 頂点

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. "

シダの葉の先端がテラリウムの頂点に達した。

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天頂

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. "

天文学者は、他の星との関係における太陽の動きを理解するために天頂を研究します。

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頂点

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. "

水漏れする蛇口からぶら下がっている水滴の頂点は、ほとんど見えなかった。

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頂点

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. "

医者はサラの腕の静脈の、小さく青白い頂点を調べた。

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アペックス

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. "

生徒の教科書は、曲折アクセントのアペックスの図を示し、鋭アクセントからのその起源を説明しました。

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中期ベトナム語で/ŋ͡m/を示す発音区別符号

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. "

言語学者は、古いベトナム語のテキストで特定の文字の上にある発音区別符号が、音/ŋ͡m/が発音されていた場所を示していると説明した。

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頂点, 尖端

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. "

建築家は、嵐に耐えられるように屋根の頂点が十分に頑丈であることを確認するために、注意深く調べました。

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食物連鎖の頂点

The top of the food chain

Examples :

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

食物連鎖の頂点に立つ捕食者として、ライオンはアフリカの生息地では自然の脅威にほとんど直面しません。

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