Apex of the earth's motion
- Apex of the earth's motion
- Apex A"pex, n.; pl. E. {Apexes}; L. {Apices}. [L.]
1. The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; as,
the apex of a mountain, spire, or cone; the apex, or tip,
of a leaf.
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2. (Mining) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
[U.S.]
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{Apex of the earth's motion} (Astron.), that point of the
heavens toward which the earth is moving in its orbit.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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