The difference between Apex and Summit
When used as nouns, apex means the "highest" or the greatest point of something, whereas summit means a peak.
Summit is also pronoun with the meaning: something.
Summit is also verb with the meaning: to reach the summit of a mountain.
check bellow for the other definitions of Apex and Summit
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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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Summit as a noun (countable):
A peak; the topmost point or surface, as of a mountain.
Examples:
"In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mount Shasta."
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Summit as a noun (countable):
A gathering or assembly of leaders.
Examples:
"They met for an international summit on environmental issues."
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Summit as a verb (transitive, hiking, climbing, colloquial):
To reach the summit of a mountain.
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Summit as a pronoun (Northern England, Yorkshire):
Something
Examples:
"usex I need to get summit to eat."