Antonyms for apex

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ey-peks

Phonetic Transcription : ˈeɪ pɛks

Definition of apex

Origin : c.1600, from Latin apex "summit, peak, tip, top, extreme end;" probably related to apere "to fasten, fix," hence "the tip of anything" (one of the meanings in Latin was "small rod at the top of the flamen's cap"), from PIE *ap- "to take, reach." Proper plural is apices.

noun top, high point

Example sentences :

Researches in the direction of the apex have not been made recently.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 12, June 18, 1870 » by Various

With the pointer in his hand he touched the star at the apex of the fir.
Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen

The diskoid was the apex, the spreading base all of Great New York.
Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

The French did not plan to make an attack on the salient at its apex.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various

Aubers is at the apex of one; and Illies at the apex of the other.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various

The redoubt itself was at the apex of a broad angle of trenches.
Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst

It is evident that the apex has descended and is turned toward the armpit.
Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola

To this new realm we brought workers who built the City of Apex and the palace you are in.
Extract from : « The Heads of Apex » by Francis Flagg

The stems may not be scaly at the apex, often rosy when young.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

In the plant on the right is shown the tapering stem from the base to the apex.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

Synonyms for apex

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