Apex

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Apex (Latin for top, peak, summit) may refer to:

Contents 1 Biology 2 Society 3 Technical 4 Geography 5 Government 6 Organizations 7 People

[edit] Biology

• Apex of the heart, the lowest superficial part of the heart
• Apex (mollusc), the tip of the spire of the shell of a gastropod
• Apex is the Apical meristem or its remnant on a flower
• Apex predator, a predator which sits at the top of a food chain
• Arrayed Primer Extension (APEX), a genetic resequencing method for rapid identification of mutations
• Apex is the anterior corner of a butterfly's wing, described in Glossary of Lepidopteran terms

[edit] Society

• Apex (headdress), a pointed piece of olive-wood, the base of which was surrounded with a lock of wool, worn by Roman priests

[edit] Technical

• Solar apex, the direction that our solar system travels through in our Galaxy
• Apex (radio band), an experimental very high frequency radio broadcasting system
• The Advanced Photovoltaic Experiment scientific research satellite.
• The Atacama Pathfinder Experiment, a radio telescope operated by the European Southern Observatory
• Oracle Application Express (APEX), a free Oracle software development system
• Vympel R-23, an air-to-air missile (NATO reporting name "Apex")
• APEX system (Additive System of Photographic Exposure), a system of exposure calculation based on Ev units, or stops
• Apex (racing), the point a car should touch on the inside of a turn when following a proper line
• Apex (geometry), the highest vertex in a polyhedron or geometric solid
• Apex (diacritic), a sign used by the Romans to mark long vowels
• Apex (video game), a 2003 video game for the Xbox

[edit] Geography

• Apex, California, community in the United States
• Apex, North Carolina, town in the United States
• Atacama Pathfinder Experiment, radioastronomical project in the high Andes in the north of Chile

[edit] Government

• Apex Park and Recreation District, Arvada, Colorado, USA

[edit] Organizations

• Apex Digital, a California-based electronics manufacturer
• Apex Digest, a Kentucky-based science fiction magazine
• Apex Hotels, a UK operator of four star hotels
• Apex Mountain Resort, a ski and snowboard resort near Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
• Apex Records (Canada), a record label of Compo Company
• Mt. Helium, an alternative rock band formerly known as The Apex Theory
• Apex (altitude physiology expeditions), a high altitude medical research charity.
• Apex Clubs of Australia, an association of young individuals, who seek to serve their local community and promote community spirit.
• 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
• Asian Professional Exchange

[edit] People

• Apex (producer)

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