àpex

See also: apex, ápex, Apex, and APEX

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apex.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈa.pəks]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈa.peks]

Noun

àpex m

apex (the highest or greatest point of something)
Synonyms: cima, zenit
(botany) apex (the end of a leaf, petal or similar organ)

Related terms

apical

Further reading

“àpex” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“àpex”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“àpex” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“àpex” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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