The difference between Apex and Culmination
When used as nouns, apex means the "highest" or the greatest point of something, whereas culmination means the attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body.
check bellow for the other definitions of Apex and Culmination
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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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Culmination as a noun (astronomy):
The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
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Culmination as a noun:
Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.