Apex — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the highest point (of something)

the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kəpˈæsᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈeɪpɛks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈeɪpɛks/

2 syllables Say it as /kəpˈæsᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd/.

Examples

at the peak of the pyramid

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

solar apex vertex peak apex of the sun's way acme

Antonyms

antapex

Parts of Speech

noun	the highest point (of something) “at the peak of the pyramid”
noun	the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars

Word Forms

apical

adjective

situated at an apex

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

sommet

le point culminant (de quelque chose)

🇪🇸Spanish

ápex

el punto más alto (de algo)

🇮🇹Italian

apice

il punto più alto (di qualcosa)

🇳🇱Dutch

top

het hoogste punt (van iets)

🇵🇹Portuguese

ápice

o ponto mais alto (de algo)

🇷🇺Russian

вершина

высшая точка (чего-либо)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शीर्ष

उच्चतम बिंदु (किसी चीज़ का)

🇧🇩Bengali

শীর্ষ

সর্বোচ্চ বিন্দু (কিছুর)

🇮🇳Tamil

உச்சம்

மிக உயர்ந்த புள்ளி (ஏதாவது)

🇮🇳Telugu

శిఖరం

అత్యున్నత స్థానం (ఏదో ఒకటి)

🇮🇳Marathi

शिखर

सर्वोच्च बिंदू (एखाद्या गोष्टीचा)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સર્વોચ્ચ

સર્વોચ્ચ બિંદુ (કંઈકનું)

🇮🇳Kannada

ತುದಿ

ಅತ್ಯುನ್ನತ ಬಿಂದು (ಏನಾದರೂ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഗ്രം

ഏറ്റവും ഉയർന്ന പോയിൻ്റ് (എന്തെങ്കിലും)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿਖਰ

ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਚਾ ਬਿੰਦੂ (ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

چوٹی

سب سے اونچا مقام (کسی چیز کا)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

顶点

（某物的）最高点

🇯🇵Japanese

頂点

（何かの）最高点

🇰🇷Korean

꼭대기

(어떤 것의) 가장 높은 지점

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đỉnh cao

điểm cao nhất (của cái gì)

🇹🇭Thai

เอเพ็กซ์

จุดสูงสุด (ของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

puncak

titik tertinggi (dari sesuatu)

🇵🇭Filipino

tuktok

pinakamataas na punto (ng isang bagay)

🇲🇾Malay

puncak

titik tertinggi (sesuatu)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قمة

أعلى نقطة (لشيء ما)

🇮🇷Persian

راس

بالاترین نقطه (چیزی)

🇹🇷Turkish

zirve

(bir şeyin) en yüksek noktası

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׂיא

הנקודה הגבוהה ביותר (של משהו)

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