apex

(noun)

The highest point of something.

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Examples of apex in the following topics:

  • The Neopalatial Period

    • The apex of Minoan civilization occurred during the Neopalatial period, and lasted from 1700 to 1450 BCE.

  • The Minoans

    • The Protopalatial period of Minoan civilization (1900 to 1700 BCE) and the Neopalatial Period (1700-1450 BCE) saw the establishment of administrative centers on Crete and the apex of Minoan civilization, respectively.

  • Kuba

    • The Kuba Kingdom reached its apex during the mid 19th century.

  • Leadership

    • When the Kongo Kingdom was at its political apex in the 16th and 17th centuries, the king was elected from among a noble class of descendants of former kings—usually the holders of important offices.

  • Diocletian's Palace

    • Resting on four Composite columns, the pediment contains a round arch that rises into its base toward its apex.

  • English Architecture in the Northern Renaissance

    • The Tudor arch, a low and wide type of arch with a pointed apex, was a defining feature of the period.

  • Anglo-Saxon and Irish Art

    • This art form reached its apex in the early tenth century, with Muiredach's Cross at Monasterboice and the Ahenny High Cross .

  • Mycenaean Architecture

    • The corbel arch is constructed by offsetting successive courses of stone (or brick) at the springline of the walls so that they project towards the archway's center from each supporting side, until the courses meet at the apex of the archway (often, the last gap is bridged with a flat stone).

  • Vedic and Upanishadic Periods

    • The grammar of Pāini marks a final apex in the codification of Sutra texts and, at the same time, the beginning of Classical Sanskrit.

  • Architecture under the Nervan-Antonines

    • The domes of the steam baths have circular holes on the apex to allow steam to escape.