Apex vs Perfect - What's the difference?
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The highest point of something.
(label) The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
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(label) The topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid (in their conventional orientation).
The pointed end of something.
# The lowest part of the human heart.
# The deepest part of a tooth's root.
(label) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support; the tip.
(label) The point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.
(label) The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.
The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
(label) A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute.
(label) A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates .
Fitting its definition precisely.
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Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
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Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.
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Excellent and delightful in all respects.
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*:They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect . And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.
Representing a completed action.
(lb) Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
(lb) Of flowers, having both male (stamens) and female (carpels) parts.
(lb) Of a set, that it is equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A'' is perfect if ''A =A'.
(lb) Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.
(lb) Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.
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(lb) Well informed; certain; sure.
*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
*:I am perfect that the Pannonians are now in arms.
To make perfect; to improve or hone.
(legal) To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right.
As nouns the difference between apex and perfect
is that apex is apex while perfect is (grammar) the perfect tense, or a form in that tense.As an adjective perfect is
fitting its definition precisely.As a verb perfect is
to make perfect; to improve or hone.apex
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Noun
(en-noun)- the apex of the building
- the apex of civilization
WIGU adventures
- It would be an intense disgust. The absolute apex of teen angst.
Synonyms
* (highest point) peak, top, summit * acme, culmination, height, peak, pinnacle * (pointed end) end, tip * See alsoExternal links
* * * English nouns with irregular plurals ----perfect
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Alternative forms
*Etymology 1
From (etyl) perfit, from (etyl) parfit (modern: parfait), from (etyl) perfectus, perfect passive participle of . Spelling modified 15c. to conform Latin etymology.Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (fitting its definition precisely) accurate, flawless * (without fault or mistake) faultless, infallible * (thoroughly skilled or talented) expert, proficient * mature * bisexual, hermaphroditic * See alsoAntonyms
* (fitting its definition precisely) flawed * (without fault or mistake) faulty, faultful, fallible * imperfectDerived terms
* future perfect * nobody's perfect * past perfect * perfect number * perfect pitch * picture-perfect * pixel-perfect * practice makes perfect * present perfect * word-perfectEtymology 2
From (perfect) (adjective) or from (etyl)Verb
(en verb)- I am going to perfect this article.
- You spend too much time trying to perfect your dancing.
- perfect''' an appeal''; '''''perfect''' an interest''; '''''perfect a judgment