[
UK
/ˈeɪpɛks/
]
[ US /ˈeɪˌpɛks/ ]
[ US /ˈeɪˌpɛks/ ]
NOUN
- the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
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the highest point (of something)
at the peak of the pyramid
How To Use apex In A Sentence
- The lower opening is formed by the twelfth thoracic vertebra behind, by the eleventh and twelfth ribs at the sides, and in front by the cartilages of the tenth, ninth, eighth, and seventh ribs, which ascend on either side and form an angle, the subcostal angle, into the apex of which the xiphoid process projects. II. Osteology. 4. The Thorax
- _Phyllocactus_ in having the branches dilated into the form of fleshy leaves, but differ in haying them divided into short truncate leaf-like portions, which are articulated, that is to say, provided with a joint by which they separate spontaneously; the margins are crenate or dentate, and the flowers, which are large and showy, magenta or crimson, appear at the apex of the terminal joints. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
- A common arrangement is the positioning of single leaves spirally up the stem, which can sometimes form a striking helical pattern in the shoot apex.
- Petal length was measured as the length of the petal from its apex to its adaxial junction with the receptacle.
- It consists of a base, directly continuous with the base of the anterior horn, and a neck or slightly constricted portion, which is succeeded by an oval or fusiform area, termed the head, of which the apex approaches the posterolateral sulcus. IX. Neurology. 3. The Spinal Cord or Medulla Spinalis
- They noted that a broadening of the apex precedes doming, although this observation was not quantified.
- A terminal bud was defined as the stage when the stipules of the foliage leaves covered the shoot apex and the youngest foliage leaf was offset from the central axis of the shoot apex.
- When he was appointed to a senior job in the Kremlin in 1996 he reached the apex of his power. Times, Sunday Times
- The thatching is begun at the apex of the roof on boards and worked towards the bottom. Bunratty Castle, Ireland « Colleen Anderson
- Diameters at 1-4 mm behind the root apex were measured using a stereo microscope with an eyepiece graticule.
