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apices 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/ˈāpeks/,
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apices, plural; apexes, plural;
  1. The top or highest part of something, esp. one forming a point
    • - the living-room extends right up into the apex of the roof
    • - the apex of his career was when he hoisted aloft the World Cup
  2. The highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane

  3. The growing point of a shoot

  4. The highest level of a hierarchy, organization, or other power structure regarded as a triangle or pyramid
    • - the central bank is at the apex of the financial system

  1. Apice is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 70 km northeast of Naples and about 13 km east of Benevento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,685 and an area of 48.8 km². ...
  2. the top portions of the lungs