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What is an apex?

What is an apex? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The highest point of something.
  2. (figuratively) The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
  3. (geometry) The topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid (in their conventional orientation).
  4. (anatomy) The pointed end of something.
    1. The lowest part of the human heart.
    2. The deepest part of a tooth's root.
  5. (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support; the tip.
  6. (astronomy) The point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.
  7. (physics) The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.
  8. (mining, US) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
  9. (typography) A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute.
  10. (typography) A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ŋ͡m/.
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