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Apex may refer to:
Astronomy
- Atacama Pathfinder Experiment, a radio telescope operated by the European Southern Observatory
- Solar apex, the direction in which the Solar System travels through the Milky Way
Biology
- Apex, the apical meristem or its remnant on a flower
- Apex (entomology), the anterior corner of a butterfly's wing
- Apex of the heart, the lowest superficial part of the heart
- Apex of the tongue, the tip of the tongue
- Apex of the root of a tooth, the tip or extreme end of a root
- Apex of lung, the uppermost portion of lung
- Apex (mollusc), the tip of the spire of the shell of a gastropod
- Apex predator, a predator which sits at the top of a food chain
Places
- Apex, California, community in the United States
- Apex Mountain Resort, a ski and snowboard resort near Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
- Apex, North Carolina, town in the United States
- Apex, Nunavut, community in Canada
- Apex Park and Recreation District, in Colorado, USA
Organizations
- Apex (altitude physiology expeditions), a high altitude medical research charity
- Apex court, the supreme court in several South Asian states, e. g. the Supreme Court of India
- Apex Clubs of Australia, an association of young individuals, who seek to serve their local community and promote community spirit
- Apex Digital, a California-based electronics manufacturer
- Apex Hotels, a UK operator of four star hotels
- Apex One Inc., the Piscataway, New Jersey-based apparel and footwear company that Converse bought, then closed, in 1995
- Apex Records (Canada), a record label of Compo Company
- Apex Silver Mines, a US-American mining company
- Apex Stores, a Rhode Island-based department store chain
- Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff, a British Trade Union
- Apex (gang) an unstructured criminal gang in Melbourne, Australia
Popular culture
- Apex, a race consisting of intelligent apes in the 2013 game Starbound
- Apex (comics), a teenaged supervillainess in the Marvel Universe
- Apex (producer), American record producer and DJ
- Apex (tournament), a fighting game tournament focusing on Super Smash Bros.
- APEX (video game), a 2003 video game for the Xbox
- Apex (Ramez Naam novel), a 2015 cyber-punk novel
- A.P.E.X., a 1994 science fiction film
- Ape-X, a super-intelligent ape in the Squadron Supreme universe
- Apex Digest, a Kentucky-based science fiction magazine
- Apex Magazine, an American horror and science fiction magazine
- The Apex Theory, the former name of the alternative rock band Mt. Helium
Technical
- Advanced Photovoltaic Experiment, a scientific research satellite
- Apex (racing), the point a car should touch on the inside of a turn when following a proper line
- Apex (radio band), an experimental very high frequency radio broadcasting system
- APEX system (Additive System of Photographic Exposure), a system of exposure calculation based on Ev units, or stops
- APEX (Applied Physics Express), a scientific peer-reviewed journal
- BrailleNote Apex, a personal digital assistant for the blind
- Nvidia APEX, a framework based on PhysX
- Oracle Application Express (APEX), a free Oracle software development system
- Apex, Java-like programming language for the Force.com platform from Salesforce.com
- Vympel R-23, an air-to-air missile (NATO reporting name "Apex")
Other uses
- Apex complex, a prehistoric cultural tradition
- Apex (diacritic), a sign used by the Romans to mark long vowels
- Apex (geometry), the highest vertex in a polyhedron or geometric solid
- SS Apex, a Panamanian cargo ship in service 1958-68
- Apex (headdress), a pointed piece of olive-wood, the base of which was surrounded with a lock of wool, worn by Roman priests
See also
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