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What is the difference between summit and apex?

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Apex is a synonym of summit.



As nouns the difference between summit and apex

is that summit is a peak; the top of a mountain while apex is the highest point of something.

As a verb summit

is to reach the summit of a mountain.

summit

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable) A peak; the top of a mountain.
    • In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mt. Shasta.
  • (countable) A gathering or assembly of leaders.
    • They met for an international summit on environmental issues.

    Usage notes

    Colloquially summit' is used for only the highest point of a mountain, while in mountaineering any point that is higher than surrounding points is a '''summit , such as the South Summit of (Mount Everest). These are distinguished by (topographic prominence) as ''subsummits'' (low prominence) or ''independent summits (high prominence).

    Synonyms

    * acme, apex, peak, zenith

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    Verb

  • (transitive, hiking, climbing, colloquial) To reach the summit of a mountain.
  • * 2012 , Kenza Moller, "Eyes on the North," Canadian Geographic , vol. 132, no. 4 (July/Aug.) p. 10:
    • Of the range's 12 peaks, Mount Saskatchewan is the only one that has yet to be summited .

    Anagrams

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    apex

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The highest point of something.
    • the apex of the building
  • (label) The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
    • the apex of civilization
  • * 2002 , , WIGU adventures
    • It would be an intense disgust. The absolute apex of teen angst.
  • (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 .

    • Synonyms

    * (highest point) peak, top, summit * acme, culmination, height, peak, pinnacle * (pointed end) end, tip * See also

    External links

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