VocabJLPT N2
apex
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. vertex
  2. 2. apex
  3. 3. top (e.g. of a mountain)
  4. 4. top (of a profession, field, etc.)
A noun meaning the very top, peak, or apex of something, whether physical like a mountain or figurative like the height of success. It is used to describe the highest point of an object, hierarchy, or achievement.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Which vertex should we use as the reference point for the rotation?

Sentence 2

Finally, connect all the vertices in the diagram and you're done.

Sentence 3

"I'm terrified of falling from the top," she said, trembling.

Sentence 4

So this is the peak of his popularity, then.

Sentence 5

Where do you think the emotional peak of this song is?