Found 2 items, similar to Apices.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: apices apices See apex apex n 1: the highest point (of something); “at the peak of the pyramid” [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] [also: apices (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Apices 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface. [U.S.] [1913 Webster] Apex of the earth's motion (Astron.), that point of the heavens toward which the earth is moving in its orbit. [1913 Webster] Apices \Ap"i*ces\, n. pl. See Apex. [1913 Webster]