English noun: apex |
1. | apex (location) the highest point (of something) |
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| Samples | At the peak of the pyramid.
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| Synonyms | acme, peak, vertex |
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| Broader (hypernym) | extreme, extreme point, extremum |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | crown, roof peak |
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2. | apex (location) the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars |
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| Synonyms | apex of the sun's way, solar apex |
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| Broader (hypernym) | celestial point |
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| Part meronym | celestial sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, sphere, vault of heaven, welkin |
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| Antonyms | antapex |
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