fastigium

As nouns the difference between fever and fastigium

is that fever is fever while fastigium is an apex or summit.

In pathology terms the difference between disease and fastigium

is that disease is an abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired while fastigium is the most intense phase of a disease (especially a fever.

As a verb disease

is to cause unease; to annoy, irritate.

As an adjective intense

is strained; tightly drawn.

As a noun fastigium is

an apex or summit.

In architecture terms the difference between pediment and fastigium

is that pediment is a classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton while fastigium is a pediment or gable end.

As nouns the difference between summit and fastigium

is that summit is (countable) a peak; the top of a mountain while fastigium is an apex or summit.

As a verb summit

is (transitive|hiking|climbing|colloquial) to reach the summit of a mountain.

As nouns the difference between apex and fastigium

is that apex is apex while fastigium is an apex or summit.

As nouns the difference between fastigium and fastigiate

is that fastigium is an apex or summit while fastigiate is (gardening) a tree or shrub with erect, parallel branches.

As an adjective fastigiate is

(botany) erect and parallel.