apex

Definitions

• conical priest cap
• The highest or the greatest point of something.
• (figuratively) The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
• (geometry) The topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid (in their conventional orientation).
• (chiefly) The "pointed" fine end of something.
• (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support; the tip.
• (astronomy) The point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.
• (physics) The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.
• (mining) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
• (typography) A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute.
• (typography) A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates .
• (typography) 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".
• (attributive) The top of the food chain