Apex

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

Archaeology

• Apex complex, a prehistoric cultural tradition

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 the 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

Geography

• 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

Language

• Apex (diacritic), a sign used by the Romans to mark long vowels

Mathematics

• Apex (geometry), the highest vertex in a polyhedron or geometric solid

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
• Asian Professional Exchange
• Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff, a British Trade Union
• Archives Portal Europe Network of Excellence Project, an EC funded project.

Popular culture

• Apex, a drum and bass producer signed to Lifted Music
• Apex, a race consisting of intelligent apes in the 2013 game Starbound
• Apex (comics), a teenaged supervillainess in the Marvel Universe
• Apex (producer)
• Apex (tournament series), a fighting game tournament focusing on Super Smash Bros.
• APEX (video game), a 2003 video game for the Xbox
• 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

Ships

• SS Apex, a Panamanian cargo ship in service 1958-68

Society

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

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
• Salesforce.com (APEX), Java-like programming language for the Force.com platform
• Vympel R-23, an air-to-air missile (NATO reporting name "Apex")

See also

• Apical (disambiguation)
• Aphex (disambiguation)