apex
Apex (Latin for "tip") stands for:
- Target point of the movement of a star, see sun apex
- Apex (film) , American SF film from 1994
- Apex (garment) , attachment of the cap of a sacrificial priest in ancient Rome
- Apex (Chinese character) , an accent for long vowels in Latin
- A Java-like programming language, see Salesforce.com
- part of the butterfly wing , see wing (butterfly)
- part of the snail shell, see snail shell
- part of a shoot, see shoot axis # vegetation cone
- Apex Legends , a battle royale shooter
- Ideal line when passing a curve, see ideal curve
Apex (adjective: apical or apical) in anatomy stands for:
- Apex cordis, the apex of the heart, see heart #Anatomy
- Apex pulmonis, the tip of the lung, see lung
- Apex linguae, the tip of the tongue, see tongue
- Apex nasi, the tip of the nose, see nose
- Apex dentis, the tip of the tooth root
- Apex partis petrosae ossis temporalis, the tip of the petrous pyramid
- Apex cochleae, the tip of the cochlea
Apex is the name of the following company:
- Apex abrasives, German abrasives manufacturer
- Apex Group , French aircraft manufacturer
- Apex Manufacturing Company , former American automobile manufacturer; Brand name Apex
- Apex Motor Corporation , a former American automobile manufacturer; Brand name Ace
- Apex Silver Mines , US mining company
- Apex Verlag , German publisher by Christian Dörge
Apex is the name of the following geographic objects:
Places:
- Apex (Nunavut) , Canada
- Apex, Arizona , in Coconino County, United States
- Apex, Arkansas , in Sebastian County, United States
- Apex, California , in El Dorado County, United States
- Apex, Kentucky , in Christian County, United States
- Apex, Missouri , in Lincoln County, United States
- Apex, Montana , in Beaverhead County, United States
- Apex, Nevada , in Clark County, United States
- Apex (New York) , in Delaware County, United States
- Apex, North Carolina , in Wake County, United States
- Apex (Harrison County, Ohio) , locations in the United States
- Apex (Pike County, Ohio) , locations in the United States
additional:
- Apex Lake , lake in Ferry County, Washington
- Apex Ditch , canal in Sublette County, Wyoming
- Apex Park , park in Jefferson County, Colorado
- Apex Airpark , Airport in Kitsap County, Washington
- Apex Airport , airport in Albany County, New York
- Apex Mountain Resort , ski resort in British Columbia
- Apex Mine , a former mine in Utah
Apex or APEX is an abbreviation for:
- Acetone peroxide , explosive
- APEX (photography) , logarithmic system for the simple representation of exposure values in photography
- Advanced Purchase Excursion Fare , a flight saving fare
- Atacama Pathfinder Experiment , a radio telescope in the Atacama Desert, Chile
- All Players Except One, in game theory a special voting game
See also:
Wiktionary: Apex - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations