APEX

Apex

Apex is an anatomical term for the tip of the mollusc shell of a gastropod, scaphopod, or cephalopod mollusc.

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apex

Noun

  1. The highest point of something.
    the apex of the building
  2. The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
    the apex of civilization
  3. The topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid (in their conventional orientation).
  4. The pointed end of something.
    1. The lowest part of the human heart.
    2. The deepest part of a tooth's root.
  5. The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support; the tip.
  6. The point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.
  7. The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.
  8. The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.


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