APEX encyclopedia topics

Apex of the heart, the lowest superficial part of the heart
Apex (mollusc), the tip of the spire of the shell of a gastropod
Apex (headdress), a pointed piece of olive-wood, the base of which was surrounded with a lock of wool, worn by Roman priests
Solar apex, the direction that our solar system travels through in our Galaxy
Apex (radio band), an experimental very high frequency radio broadcasting system
Apex (racing), the point a car should touch on the inside of a turn when following a proper line
Apex (geometry), the highest vertex in a polyhedron or geometric solid
Apex (diacritic) is a sign used by the Romans to mark long vowels
Apex (botanical) is the Apical meristem or its remnant on a flower
Apex predator

Apex is the name of:

Apex, North Carolina, a town in the United States
Apex (Niaqunngut), a community on Baffin Island, now part of Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Apex Digital, a California-based electronics manufacturer
Apex Digest, a Kentucky-based science fiction magazine
Apex Stores, a Rhode Island-based department store chain
Apex Records (Canada), a record label of Compo Company
Apex Theory, an alternative rock band.
A supervillain on the TV show Portal
Vympel R-23, an air-to-air missile (NATO reporting name "Apex")
Apex (altitude physiology expeditions), a high altitude medical research charity.
Apex Clubs of Australia, an association of young individuals, who seek to serve their local community and promote community spirit.

APEX may stand for:

Asian Professional Exchange
APEX system (Additive System of Photographic Exposure), a system of exposure calculation based on Ev units, or stops
The Advanced Photovoltaic Experiment scientific research satellite.
Atacama Pathfinder Experiment, a radioastronomical project in the high Andes in the north of Chile
Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff, a British Trade Union
Oracle Application Express (APEX), a free Oracle software development system
Arrayed Primer Extension (APEX), a genetic resequencing method for rapid identification of mutations