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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Apex \A"pex\, n.; pl E. {Apexes}; L. {Apices}. [L.] 1. The tip, top point, or angular summit of anything as the apex of a mountain, spire, or cone; the apex, or tip, of a leaf. 2. (Mining) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface. [U.S.] {Apex of the earth's motion} (Astron.), that point of the heavens toward which the earth is moving in its orbit. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: apex n 1: the highest point of something [syn: {vertex}, {peak}, {acme}] 2: the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars [syn: {solar apex}, {apex of the sun's way}] [ant: {antapex}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Apex, NC (town, FIPS 1520) Location: 35.72579 N, 78.84503 W Population (1990): 4968 (1826 housing units) Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27502 From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: APEX Advanced Packet EXchange
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