apex

apogée, sommet

Moment ou période où une personne ou une chose connaît son plus grand succès ou sa plus grande puissance.

En anglais simple : The time or stage when someone or something is most successful or powerful.

• The empire reached its apex under this ruler.
• At the apex of his career, he retired.
• The victory marked the apex of her sporting success.

Comment l'utiliser : the apex of something (She was at the apex of her career.)

Synonymes : peak, height, pinnacle

Contraires : nadir

Expressions courantes : apex of power, apex of success, reach the apex

sommet

Partie la plus haute de quelque chose, surtout lorsqu’elle forme une pointe.

En anglais simple : The highest part of something, especially where it forms a point.

• The roof rises to an apex.
• A bird perched at the apex of the arch.
• The tower’s apex was hidden by clouds.

Comment l'utiliser : the apex of something (A flag flew at the apex of the roof.)

Synonymes : top, peak, summit

Contraires : base

Expressions courantes : the apex, apex of something, roof apex

sommet

Pointe d’un cône ou d’une pyramide, située à l’opposé de sa base.

En anglais simple : The point at the top of a cone or pyramid, opposite its base.

• Mark the apex of the pyramid.
• A line joins the cone’s apex to its base.
• The two pyramids meet at their apexes.

Comment l'utiliser : the apex of something (Measure the distance from the apex of the cone to its base.)

Synonymes : vertex

Contraires : base

Expressions courantes : apex of a cone, the pyramid apex, apex angle

point de corde

Point de la trajectoire dans un virage où le véhicule passe au plus près du bord intérieur.

En anglais simple : The point on a racing path through a corner that is closest to the inside edge.

• The driver missed the apex.
• She braked early and hit the apex perfectly.
• A late apex helped him accelerate out of the corner.

Synonymes : peak, top, summit, vertex

Expressions courantes : hit the apex, miss the apex, a late apex