Apex

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The apex is the highest point of something. The word may also refer to:

Arts and media

Fictional entities

  • Apex (comics)
    , a teenaged super villainess in the Marvel Universe
  • Ape-X
    , a super-intelligent ape in the Squadron Supreme universe
  • Apex, a genetically engineered human population in the TV series The Crossing

Music

  • Apex (album), by Canadian heavy metal band Unleash the Archers
  • Apex (band), a Polish heavy metal band
  • Apex (musician) (1981–2017), British drum and bass music producer and DJ
  • The Apex Theory
    , the former name of the alternative rock band Mt. Helium
  • Lord Apex, a rapper from West London, UK

Video games

  • Apex (tournament), a fighting game tournament focusing on Super Smash Bros.
  • Racing Evoluzione, also known as Apex, a 2003 video game for the Xbox
  • Overwatch Apex, a South Korean Overwatch tournament series
  • Apex Legends, a 2019 video game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts

Film

  • A.P.E.X., a 1994 science fiction film
  • Apex (2021 film), a 2021 American action film starring Bruce Willis
  • Apex (upcoming film), codename for an American Formula One autoracing film starring Brad Pitt, current untitled Joseph Kosinski film
  • APEX: The Story of the Hypercar
    , a 2015 American documentary

Literature

  • Apex (Ramez Naam novel)
    , a 2015 cyber-punk novel
  • Apex Magazine, an American horror and science fiction magazine

Organizations

For-profit businesses

  • APEX Airlines, a charter and scheduled airline based in Yangon, Myanmar
  • Apex Digital, a California-based electronics manufacturer
  • Apex Hotels, a UK operator of four star hotels
  • Apex Records (Canada)
    , a record label of Compo Company
  • Apex Silver Mines
    , a US-American mining company
  • Apex Stores
    , a Rhode Island-based department store chain
  • Apex Studios, a recording studio in Manhattan, New York City
  • Apple Productivity Experience Group, an operating unit of Microsoft developing software for Apple products

Other organizations

Places

Science and mathematics

Anatomy

  • Apex (entomology)
    , the anterior corner of a butterfly's wing
  • Apex (mollusc), the tip of the spire of the shell of a gastropod
  • Apex, the
    apical meristem
    or its remnant on a flower
  • Apex of the root of a tooth, the
    tip or extreme end of a root
  • Apex (leaf)
    , the tip of a leaf
  • Apex of lung
    , the uppermost portion of lung
  • Apex of the heart
    , the lowest superficial part of the heart
  • Apex of the tongue
    , the tip of the tongue

Chemistry

Mathematics

  • Apex (geometry), the highest vertex in a polyhedron or the point where the two equal sides of an isosceles triangle meet
  • Apex graph, a graph that can be made planar by the removal of a single vertex

Other sciences

  • Apex predator, a predator at the top of a food chain, with no natural predators
  • Solar apex, the direction in which the Solar System travels through the Milky Way

Technology

Computing

  • Apex (programming language)
    , Java-like proprietary programming language
  • Apache Apex, an open-source streaming platform built on top of Hadoop
  • Apple Productivity Experience Group, an operating unit of Microsoft developing software for Apple products
  • Oracle Application Express, a proprietary Oracle software development system
  • BrailleNote Apex
    , a personal digital assistant for the blind
  • Apex, a game engine created by
    Avalanche Studios

Other technologies

  • Apex (racing)
    , the point a car should touch on the inside of a turn when following a proper line
  • Apex (radio band), an experimental very high frequency radio broadcasting system
  • Additive System of Photographic Exposure
    , a system of exposure calculation based on Ev units, or stops
  • Advanced Photovoltaic Experiment
    , a scientific research satellite
  • Atacama Pathfinder Experiment, a radio telescope operated by the European Southern Observatory
  • R-23 (missile), an air-to-air missile (NATO reporting name "Apex")

Other uses

  • Apex (diacritic), a sign used by the Romans to mark long vowels
  • Apex (typography)
    , an upward pointing shape in certain letters
  • Apex (headdress), a cap worn in ancient Rome
  • SS Apex, a Panamanian cargo ship in service 1958–68

See also