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apex
1[ey-peks]
noun
plural
apexes, apicesthe tip, point, or vertex; summit.
climax; peak; acme.
His election to the presidency was the apex of his career.
Astronomy.solar apex.
APEX
2[ey-peks]
noun
a type of international airfare offering reduced rates for extended stays that are booked in advance.
apex
1/ ˈɪɛ /
noun
the highest point; vertex
the pointed end or tip of something
a pinnacle or high point, as of a career, etc
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
APEX
2/ ˈɪɛ /
acronym
Advance Purchase Excursion: a reduced airline or long-distance rail fare that must be paid a specified number of days in advance
(in Britain) Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical, and Computer Staff
Word History and Origins
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Origin of apex1
Example Sentences
But the car must also "be driven in a fully controlled manner particularly from entry to apex".
That would allow them to share information about the animal’s whereabouts with owners of livestock that could become a meal for the apex predators.
It’s a “health catastrophe,” Kessler says, “that has reached its apex on every level.”
“We’ve swung the pendulum too far on the environmental side on these apex predators,” Fisher said.
Maxim sees humans as apex beings with a right to control the environment.
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