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a·pex / ˈāpeks/ • n. (pl. a·pex·es or a·pi·ces / ˈāpəˌsēz; ˈapə-/ ) the top or highest part of something, esp. one forming a point: the apex of the roof fig. the apex of his career. ∎  Geom. the highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane. ∎  Bot. the growing point of a shoot. ∎  the highest level of a hierarchy, organization, or other power structure regarded as a triangle or pyramid. • v. [intr.] reach a high point or climax.

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A·pex / ˈāpeks/ • n. [usu. as adj.] a system of reduced fares for scheduled airline flights and railroad journeys that must be booked and paid for before a certain period in advance of departure: Apex fares.

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apex. Top of a cone, gable, obelisk, pediment, or pyramid. The saddle- or apex-stone is the topmost stone at the apex of a gable or pediment.

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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "apex." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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apex (ay-peks) n. the tip or summit of an organ; for example the heart or lung. The apex of a tooth is the tip of the root. See also apical.

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apex The first-formed end of a shell, which is usually pointed. The term is most commonly applied to gastropod (Gastropoda) shells.

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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "apex." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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apex (pl. apices). XVII. — L. apex, apic-,.
Hence apical XIX.

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T. F. HOAD. "apex." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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apex The distal part of a leaf, shoot, or root.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "apex." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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apex See Solar Apex.

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"apex." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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APEX

APEX (ˈeɪpɛks) Advance-Purchase Excursion (reduced airline or rail fare)
• Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical, and Computer Staff (now amalgamated with GMB)

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "APEX." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "APEX." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-APEX.html

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