Theapexof an organization or system is the highest and most important position in it.
At the apex of the party was its central committee.
Synonyms: culmination, top, crown, height More Synonyms of apex
2. countable noun [usually singular]
Theapexof something is its pointed top or end.
...the apex of the pyramid.
Synonyms: highest point, point, top, tip More Synonyms of apex
Apex
(eɪpeks) also APEX
singular noun [usually NOUN noun]
An Apex or an Apex ticket is a ticket for a journey by air or rail which costs less than the standard ticket, but which you have to book a specified period in advance.
The Apex fare is £195 return.
apex in British English
(ˈeɪpɛks)
nounWord forms: pluralapexes or apices (ˈæpɪˌsiːz, ˈeɪ-)
1.
the highest point; vertex
2.
the pointed end or tip of something
3.
a pinnacle or high point, as of a career, etc
4. Also called: solar apex astronomy
the point on the celestial sphere, lying in the constellation Hercules, towards which the sun appears to move at a velocity of 20 kilometres per second relative to the nearest stars
Word origin
C17: from Latin: point
APEX in British English
(ˈeɪpɛks)
noun acronym for
1.
Advance Purchase Excursion: a reduced airline or long-distance rail fare that must be paid a specified number of days in advance
2.
(in Britain) Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical, and Computer Staff
apex in American English
(ˈeɪˌpɛks)
nounWord forms: pluralˈaˌpexes or ˈapiˌces (ˈæpəˌsiz; ˈeɪpəˌsiz)
1.
the highest point; peak; vertex
2.
the pointed end; tip
3.
the highest point of interest, excitement, etc.; climax
4. US, Mining
the edge or outcrop of a vein nearest the surface
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈsummit
Word origin
L, a point; prob. < apere, to fasten: see apt1
Examples of 'apex' in a sentence
apex
When you rip out an apex predator, the entire ecosystem can collapse.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
One way is to reintroduce apex predators.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Then they would stand on the pyramid 's apex.
Zindell, David The Broken God (1993)
At 21, the apex of the pyramid will be removed.
The Sun (2008)
But, just as they are thriving, so are the apex predators.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
So yes, when an apex predator like the wolf is taken away, the whole ecosystem suffers.
Christianity Today (2000)
When he was appointed to a senior job in the Kremlin in 1996 he reached the apex of his power.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In other languages
apex
British English: apex NOUN
organization The apex of an organization or system is the highest and most important position in it.
At the apex of the party was its central committee.
American English: apex
Brazilian Portuguese: ápice
Chinese: > 最高层机构、体系的
European Spanish: cumbre
French: sommet
German: Spitze
Italian: vertice
Japanese: 最高の地位
Korean: 정상
European Portuguese: ápice
Latin American Spanish: cumbre
British English: apex NOUN
point The apex of something is its pointed top or end.
...the apex of the pyramid.
American English: apex
Brazilian Portuguese: ápice
Chinese: > 最上层机构、体系的
European Spanish: cúspide
French: sommet
German: Spitze
Italian: vertice
Japanese: 頂点
Korean: 최정점
European Portuguese: vértice
Latin American Spanish: cúspide
1 (noun)
At the apex of the party was the central committee.
Synonyms
culmination
top
I came down alone from the top of the mountain.
crown
We stood on the crown of the hill.
height
From a height, it looks like a desert.
climax
Reaching the Olympics was the climax of her career.
highest point
zenith
His career is now at its zenith.
apogee
The campaign reached its apogee in the 1970s.
acme
the acme of cinematic art
Opposites
bottom
,
depths
,
nadir
,
lowest point
,
rock bottom
2 (noun)
Definition
the highest point
She led me up a gloomy corridor to the apex of the pyramid.
Synonyms
highest point
point
the point of a knife
top
tip
After dusk, the tip of the cone will light up.
summit
the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest
peak
the snow-covered peaks of the Alps
crest
He reached the crest of the hill.
pinnacle
He had reached the pinnacle of his career.
vertex
the vertex of the triangle
Opposites
base
,
bottom
,
depths
,
nadir
,
lowest point
,
perigee
Additional synonyms
in the sense of acme
Definition
the highest point of achievement or excellence
the acme of cinematic art
Synonyms
height,
top,
crown,
summit,
peak,
climax,
crest,
optimum,
high point,
pinnacle,
culmination,
zenith,
apex,
apogee,
vertex
in the sense of apogee
Definition
the highest point
The campaign reached its apogee in the 1970s.
Synonyms
highest point,
top,
tip,
crown,
summit,
height,
peak,
climax,
crest,
pinnacle,
culmination,
zenith,
apex,
acme,
vertex
in the sense of climax
Definition
the most intense or highest point of an experience or of a series of events
Reaching the Olympics was the climax of her career.