Apex
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
Apex (gang), an unstructured criminal gang in Melbourne, Australia
Apex Clubs of Australia, an association of young individuals
Applied Physics Express, a scientific peer-reviewed journal
Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff, a British Trade Union

Places
Apex, Arizona
Apex, Missouri, community in the United States
Apex, North Carolina, town in the United States
Apex, Nunavut, community in Canada
Apex Park and Recreation District, in Colorado
Apex Mountain Resort, a ski resort near Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Apex Town Hall (historic), Apex, North Carolina

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

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
Acetone peroxide, a highly explosive organic peroxide

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

Apical (disambiguation)
Aphex (disambiguation)

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