apex

Definition

The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apex (“point, tip, summit”).

Example Sentences

• "the apex of the building"
• "Drone cameras show that his car reached the apex first."
• "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."