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Encyclopedia > Apex
Look up apex in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Apex may refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...

  • Apex (mollusc), the tip of the spire of the shell of a gastropod
  • Apex (headdress), a pointed piece of olive-wood, the base of which was surrounded with a lock of wool, worn by Roman priests
  • Solar apex, the direction that our solar system travels through in our Galaxy
  • Apex (radio band), an experimental very high frequency radio broadcasting system
  • 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) is a sign used by the Romans to mark long vowels
  • Apex (botanical) is the Apical meristem or its remnant on a flower
  • Apex predator

Apex is the name of: Apex is the, usually pointed, tip of the spire of the shell of a gastropod. ... The apex was a cap worn by the flamines and salii at Rome. ... The solar apex, or the Apex of the Suns Way, refers to the direction that the Sun travels through space. ... Apex was an experimental radio broadcasting system introduced in the United States in 1934 that used high frequencies between roughly 25 and 42 MHz to achieve high fidelity sound with less static and distortion on AM stations. ... In automobile and motorcycle racing, the line is the path that a vehicle takes through a corner. ... In geometry, an apex is a descriptive label for a visual singular highest or most distant point or vertex in an isosceles triangle, pyramid or cone, usually contrasting with the opposite side called the base. ... The apex[1] (plural apices) is a mark with the shape of an acute accent ( ´ ) which is placed over vowels to indicate that they are long by nature. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Meristem. ... Apex predators (also alpha predators, superpredators, or top-level predators) are predators that, as adults, are not normally preyed upon in the wild in significant parts of their ranges. ...

  • Apex, North Carolina, a town in the United States
  • Apex (Niaqunngut), a community on Baffin Island, now part of Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
  • Apex Digital, a California-based electronics manufacturer
  • Apex Digest, a Kentucky-based science fiction magazine
  • Apex Stores, a Rhode Island-based department store chain
  • Apex Theory, an alternative rock band.
  • A supervillain on the TV show Portal
  • Vympel R-23, an air-to-air missile (NATO reporting name "Apex")
  • 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 House, a police station in the West End of London, U.K.

APEX may stand for: Apex is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. ... Governing Body Iqaluit Municipal Council Location Land area 52. ... Apex Digital, Inc. ... Apex Digest is a perfect-bound, digest size magazine published out of Lexington, Kentucky in the United States, specialising in science fiction and horror short stories. ... Apex including Apexstores. ... Apex Theory is a rock group formed in 1999 in Los Angeles, California, USA. They received brief recognition when Activision signed a deal with them to put their song in PS2/Xbox/Gamecube game Minority Report. ... Portal is a now-cancelled television show, previously run on G4tv. ... MiG-23 armed with two R-23 and two R-60 missiles. ... Apex (altitude physiology expeditions) is a high altitude medical research charity. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


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Apex Digital Inc - Home Page (116 words)
Headquartered in Walnut, California, Apex Digital Inc. is one of the country’s leading providers and marketers of consumer electronics such as LCD televisions, digital photo frames, DVD home entertainment players and bookshelf audio systems.
Apex Digital has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in consumer electronics history.
Since its founding, Apex Digital has been a premier price and performance leader in the consumer electronics industry.
Around Apex: Historic Apex (265 words)
Apex was first settled around 1867 and was incorporated in 1873.
The Apex railroad station was first chartered in 1854 "for the purpose of affecting a communication between the North Carolina Railroad Company (at Raleigh) and the coal fields of Chatham County." Because of the war and problems with Reconstruction, the first locomotive did not pass through Apex until 1869.
Since the Apex station was located in the heart of a vast pine forest, it became a shipping point for forest products such as tar, turpentine and lumber.
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