Apices meaning : Conical priest cap The highest or the greatest point of something. The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc. The topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid (in their conventional orientation). The "pointed" fine end of something. The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support; the tip. The point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun appears to move relative to nearby stars. The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid. The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface. A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute. A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ŋ͡m/. A sharp upward point formed by two strokes that meet at an acute angle, as in "W", uppercase "A", and closed-top "4", or by a tapered stroke, as in lowercase "t". The top of the food chain