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Of, constituting, or in the order of a climax
The definition of apex is the highest part of something.
The point of culmination; the peak:
The analogous point in an orbit around a celestial body other than Earth. Not in technical use.
The period of greatest popularity, success, or power; prime.
highest point
The highest point, as of achievement or development:
A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch
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A period in human life in which some great change is supposed to take place, calculated in different ways by different authorities (often identified as every seventh or ninth year). [from 17th c.]
The final statement in such a series.
A plane section of a surface of revolution containing the axis of revolution.
The act of consummating; a fulfillment.
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A culminating; reaching of the highest or lowest altitude or point
A corner point of a triangle, square, cube, parallelepiped, or other geometric figure bounded by lines, planes, or lines and planes
The act, event, or time of payment
(Informal) The highest in quality or excellence; best
The top of a mountain
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See syn. study at (related)
The highest point, as of achievement or development:
Any process or growth on the head of an animal, as a comb or feathered tuft on certain birds
(Now Rare) Something in which a person or thing excels; particular virtue
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The highest or uppermost point; the summit or apex:
(Geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe.
The head, or crown of the head
The final or most distant point; the conclusion
nadir (antonym)
That point of the celestial sphere directly opposite to the zenith and directly below the observer
high (related)
The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
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The height thus attained
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