apex
/ˈeɪ.pɛks/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.71 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "the apex of the building"
- "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."
- "Drone cameras show that his car reached the apex first."
- "Licking her apex, he slid his hand up between her legs and slid his fingers into her heat."
- "He opened them, and smiled slightly, as he moved his hand to her hip, and caressed his way to her apex, lightly stroking her through her dress."
- "While his fingers retreated, the ache she felt in her apex had only grown, wanting more."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-der. Proto-Italic *apeks Latin apexbor. English apex Borrowed from Latin apex (“point, tip, summit”).