apex : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: apex	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for apex
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
apex n the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid" Synonym(s): vertex, peak, apex, acme the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars Synonym(s): apex, solar apex, apex of the sun's way Antonym(s): antapex
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apex \A"pex\, n.; pl. E. {Apexes}; L. {Apices}. [L.] 1. The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; as, the apex of a mountain, spire, or cone; the apex, or tip, of a leaf. 2. (Mining) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface. [U.S.] {Apex of the earth's motion} (Astron.), that point of the heavens toward which the earth is moving in its orbit.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Apex, NC (town, FIPS 1520) Location: 35.72579 N, 78.84503 W Population (1990): 4968 (1826 housing units) Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27502