The difference between Apex and Base
When used as nouns, apex means the "highest" or the greatest point of something, whereas base means a supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
Base is also verb with the meaning: to give as its foundation or starting point.
Base is also adjective with the meaning: low in height.
check bellow for the other definitions of Apex and Base
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Apex as a noun:
The "highest" or the greatest point of something.
Examples:
"the apex of the building"
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Apex as a noun (figuratively):
The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
Examples:
"the apex of civilization"
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Apex as a noun (geometry):
The topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid (in their conventional orientation).
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Apex as a noun (chiefly, anatomy):
The "pointed" fine end of something. The lowest part of the human heart. The deepest part of a tooth's root.
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Apex as a noun (botany):
The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support; the tip.
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Apex as a noun (astronomy):
The point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.
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Apex as a noun (physics):
The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.
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Apex as a noun (mining, US):
The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
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Apex as a noun (typography):
A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute.
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Apex as a noun (typography):
A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates .
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Base as a noun:
Something from which other things extend; a foundation. A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
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Base as a noun:
The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
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Base as a noun:
A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.
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Base as a noun:
The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
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Base as a noun (cooking, painting, pharmacy):
A basic but essential component or ingredient.
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Base as a noun:
A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.
Examples:
"rfquotek Ure"
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Base as a noun (cosmetics):
Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.
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Base as a noun (chemistry):
Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts.
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Base as a noun (baseball):
Important areas in games and sports. A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek. One of the three places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out.
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Base as a noun (architecture):
The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
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Base as a noun (biology, biochemistry):
A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
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Base as a noun (botany):
The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
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Base as a noun (electronics):
The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
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Base as a noun (geometry):
The lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.
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Base as a noun (heraldiccharge):
The lowest third of a shield or escutcheon.
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Base as a noun (heraldry):
The lower part of the field. See .
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Base as a noun (mathematics):
A number raised to the power of an exponent.
Examples:
"The logarithm to base 2 of 8 is 3."
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Base as a noun (mathematics):
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Base as a noun (topology):
The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
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Base as a noun (topology):
A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
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Base as a noun (acrobatics, cheerleading):
In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.
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Base as a noun (linguistics):
A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
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Base as a noun (music):
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Base as a noun (military, historical):
The smallest kind of cannon.
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Base as a noun (archaic):
The housing of a horse.
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Base as a noun (historical, in the plural):
A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armour) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.
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Base as a noun (obsolete):
The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
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Base as a noun (obsolete):
An apron.
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Base as a noun:
A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.
Examples:
"rfquotek Lyman"
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Base as a verb (transitive):
To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.
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Base as a verb (transitive):
To be located (at a particular place).
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Base as a verb (acrobatics, cheerleading):
To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.
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Base as an adjective (obsolete):
Low in height; short.
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Base as an adjective:
Low in place or position.
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Base as an adjective (obsolete):
Of low value or degree.
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Base as an adjective (archaic):
Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.
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Base as an adjective:
Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
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Base as an adjective (now, rare):
Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.
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Base as an adjective:
Designating those metals which are not classed as or .
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Base as an adjective:
Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.
Examples:
"'base coin"
"'base bullion"
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Base as an adjective (obsolete):
Of illegitimate birth; bastard.
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Base as an adjective:
Not classical or correct.
Examples:
"'base Latin"
"rfquotek Fuller"
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Base as an adjective:
Examples:
"the base tone of a violin"
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Base as an adjective (legal):
Not held by honourable service.
Examples:
"A base estate is one held by services not honourable, or held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant is a base tenant."
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Base as a noun (now, chiefly, US, historical):
The game of prisoners' bars.
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