base over apex
Falling over in a jumbled heap.
apex
/ˈeɪ.pɛks/
noun 8name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
best, over, patient
VERB + APEX
bear, bears, consider, heard, reached, remain
APEX + NOUN
predator, predators, species
ADV.
only
Definitions
noun
1
The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
the apex of the building
Drone cameras show that his car reached the apex first.
2
The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
3
The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
B.P. 118/68. Grade I diastolic murmur best heard over apex. Patient well and had no complaints referable to heart. Origin of the diastolic murmur is open to conjecture.
4
The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
5
The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
noun
1
Acronym of advance purchase excursion (an air fare).
2
Acronym of accelerated peritoneal equilibration examination.
3
Acronym of acetone peroxide.
name
1
Acronym of Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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the apex of the building
Wiktionary02
Drone cameras show that his car reached the apex first.
Wiktionary03
B.P. 118/68. Grade I diastolic murmur best heard over apex. Patient well and had no complaints referable to heart. Origin of the diastolic murmur is open to conjecture.
Wiktionary04
The polar bear is the apex predator of the Arctic.
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Cats are not apex predators.
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In Tasmania, thylacines were the only marsupial apex predators.
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In some senses, apex is marked as British. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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