Apex
Apex (Latin for top, peak, summit) may refer to:
Biology
Astronomy
Society
- Apex (headdress), a pointed piece of olive-wood, the base of which was surrounded with a lock of wool, worn by Roman priests
Music
- Apex Rock Band, London base Apex, Alternative Rock Band
- Apex Pop Group, Gloucester based Apex, Modern Pop Group
Archaeology
Technical
- Apex (geometry), the highest vertex in a polyhedron or geometric solid
- Apex (diacritic), a sign used by the Romans to mark long vowels
- 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
- APEX system (Additive System of Photographic Exposure), a system of exposure calculation based on Ev units, or stops
- APEX (Applied Physics Express) - a scientific peer-reviewed journal
- Advanced Photovoltaic Experiment, a scientific research satellite
- Vympel R-23, an air-to-air missile (NATO reporting name "Apex")
- BrailleNote Apex a personal digital assistant for the blind
- Oracle Application Express (APEX), a free Oracle software development system
- Salesforce.com (APEX), Java-like programming language for the Force.com platform
- NVIDIA APEX, a framework based on PhysX
Geography
- Apex, California, community in the United States
- Apex, North Carolina, town in the United States
- Apex, Nunavut, community in Canada
- Apex Mountain Resort, a ski and snowboard resort near Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
- Apex Park and Recreation District, in Colorado, USA
In popular culture
Organizations
- Apex (altitude physiology expeditions), a high altitude medical research charity
- Apex court, the supreme court in several South Asian states, e. g. the Supreme Court of India
- Apex Clubs of Australia, an association of young individuals, who seek to serve their local community and promote community spirit
- Apex Digital, a California-based electronics manufacturer
- Apex Hotels, a UK operator of four star hotels
- Apex One Inc., the Piscataway, New Jersey-based apparel and footwear company that Converse bought, then closed, in 1995
- 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
- Asian Professional Exchange
- Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff, a British Trade Union
- Apex Racing Skates, a Canadian company making custom molded skates for inline, short track and long track speed skating.
- Apex Uppsala, Association of middle-aged Swedish men, who love the good life
Ships
- SS Apex, a Panamanian cargo ship in service 1958-68
See also