/
ˈeɪpɛks/
n.
(pl. apexes or apices
/ˈeɪpɪsiːz/
)
- the top or highest part of something, especially one forming a point.
▸Botany the growing point of a shoot.
- the highest point of achievement.
v.
reach a high point or climax.
Etymology
C17: from L., ‘peak, tip’.