apex

/ˈeɪˌpeks/AY-peks

/ˈeɪˌpɛks/AY-peks

Meaningthe tip

Common meaning: the top or highest point

apexa point, tip, peakLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 136 · scan

Journey through time

Latinapex, -icis‘a point, tip, peak’
Englishapex‘the top or highest point’ · today

apex also in: apical

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin apex ‘a point, tip, peak’.

Roots

apex, -icis Latin “a point, tip, peak”

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