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