apices
Tips of pyramids
Apices is the Latin plural of apex, meaning the highest points or tips of things.
In anatomy, the apex of the heart or lung; in geometry, the vertices of triangles or cones; in botany, the growing tips of shoots.
English speakers use both apices and the anglicized apexes, with apexes more common in casual speech and apices preferred in technical writing.
Point straight overhead
- acmeUltimate point of attainment
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- apogeeHighest orbital point
culmination · peak · crown · capstone · highpoint · crescendo · epitome · ne plus ultra
Extras for servers
- pointsUnits of tally
- verticesCorner points of shapes
- cuspsSharp projecting points
- spiresTapering architectural towers
prongs · tines · nibs · ends · crests · crowns · spikes · barbs
zenith
Point straight overhead
apogee · culmination · peak · crown · capstone · highpoint · crescendo · epitome · ne plus ultra · paragon
tips
Extras for servers
spires · prongs · tines · nibs · ends · crests · crowns · spikes · barbs · finials
tips
Extras for servers
crowns · enamel · dentin · molars · incisors · canines · premolars · dental · tooth · cardiac
peaks
Highest points attained
- summitsHighest elevations or conferences
- mountaintopsHighest points of peaks
- EverestTallest peak on Earth
K2 · Alps · Himalayas · Andes · Rockies · altitude · elevation · climbing · expedition · alpinist