apex
ápice
definition
verb
melodic lines build up to the chorus and it apexes at the solo
reach a high point or climax.
noun
Apex fares
a system of reduced fares for scheduled airline flights and railroad journeys that must be booked and paid for before a certain period in advance of departure.
translation of 'apex'
noun
vértice,
apogeu,
ápice,
cume,
clímax
example
the 'apex' of the roof
The evidence for this is a cruck, a pair of large and matching curved timbers reaching from the ground to the 'apex' of the roof, a characteristic of medieval timber-framed buildings.
Excision of the 'apex' releases lateral shoot buds; these were removed and collected as one sample.
It has an uneven shape, being wider at the 'apex' than at the base.
The plant blooms in April and inflorescences are produced at the 'apex' of shoots.
A shoot 'apex' was considered dead if the terminal bud was absent or if it was dark-brown in colour, dehydrated or damaged.
In most areas the original flat, bituminised felt covered roof had been overlain with a profiled metal decking set as a pitched roof with slopes falling from a central 'apex' .
And if we look to our left from the upper deck of the bus our eyes are level with the 'apex' of what appears to be the outline of a boat's prow pointing to the sky, or a slender Norman arch in grey stone.
Spire angle is between 105-115 degrees with the 'apex' markedly sharper.
In order to maintain the leaf area constant throughout growth, leafy shoot vegetative growth was arrested by cutting the terminal 'apex' and new lateral shoots were removed.
These bones, whatever their true nature, are notable for extending thin lamina under the surface of the adjacent dermal bones, thus presumably adding stability to the 'apex' of the skull roof.
From this level on to the 'apex' of the pyramid, it was then simply a matter of piling up more blocks.
the 'apex' of his career was in 1966 when he hoisted aloft the World Cup for England
The Kahri kingdom was built and founded throughout the forested hills, conformed to the contour of the land with the temple at its 'apex' to top off the grand city.
They were clamped at their bases to a concrete ring beam and bent while still green, tied together in pairs at the 'apex' of the roof.
he understands when to 'apex' a corner
the 'apex' of his career was when he hoisted aloft the World Cup
The pitched roof of each shelter was 2.2 m above ground level at its 'apex' and 1.5 m high along the sides and ends.
the central bank is at the 'apex' of the financial system
the living room extends right up into the 'apex' of the roof
Natural light floods in from a slot cut into the 'apex' of the pitched roof and tactful spotlighting emphasizes particular pieces.
The mountain range's east summit comes next and then the rocky perch that is the 3776 ft summit, the 'apex' of the quartet of ridges.
Slopes increased from the 'apex' to the base, although the data were more scattered at the base.
The left-hand wing houses an oval entrance porch that leads to a fine reception hall decorated in pink with Ionic columns, a marble fireplace and a lantern-style window high in the central 'apex' of the ceiling.
Up in the heights of the room, Bross could barely pick out the small windows that lined the 'apex' of the ceiling.
Crucks, great curving oak trunks arching from ground level to the 'apex' of a building, were one of the classic ways in the Middle Ages of providing a basic framework for a building, and a means to support its roof.
I don't know if anyone's ever checked, but it's believed that he clambered up the dome of St Peter's, and scrawled his name at the 'apex' , thus achieving the highest graffiti in the known world.
The monks chanting fills the half - ruined building, spiralling up to the 'apex' of the ceiling, the monks themselves out of sight, doing their work.
Much of it was subdued with shadows filling every corner reaching the 'apex' of the vaulted ceiling.
In contrast, Blake demonstrated that a triangle with a proximal 'apex' and distal base is the most effective shape for rowing.
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