Apices

Apices
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. [1913 Webster]

2. (Mining) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]

{Apex of the earth's motion} (Astron.), that point of the heavens toward which the earth is moving in its orbit. [1913 Webster]


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  • Apices —   [lateinisch »Spitzen«, »Gipfel«] Plural, Rechensteine (calculi) mit indisch arabischen Ziffern, um 1000 n. Chr. von Gerbert (999 1003 Papst Silvester II.) zum Rechnen auf dem Rechenbrett (Abakus) ins Abendland eingeführt. Auch die besonderen… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Apices — Ap i*ces, n. pl. See {Apex}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • APICES — fastigati Alanorum, apud Isidorum, Persae brachia ac crura linimentis, caput tiarâ tegunt. Eminent apicibus fastigatis Alani: sunt κυρβαϚίαι εῖς ὀξὺ ἀπηγ μέν αι, seu pilei acuminati; cuiusmodi fere omnia erant barbarica pilea. Sic tiarae Persicae …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • apices — [ap′ə sēz΄, ā′pəsēz΄] n. alt. pl. of APEX …   English World dictionary

  • apices — Plural of apex. * * * apices pl of APEX * * * ap·i·ces (apґĭ sēz) [L.] plural of apex …   Medical dictionary

  • Apices — Api|ces [...tse:s] die (Plur.) <aus lat. apices »Spitzen«, Plur. von apex, vgl. ↑Apex> mit ind. arab. Zahlzeichen versehene Rechensteine zum Rechnen mit dem ↑Abakus …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Apĭces juris — (lat.), juristische Spitzfindigkeiten …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Apĭces juris — (lat.), Rechtsspitzfindigkeiten …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • apices juris — apices juris, lat., juristische Spitzfindigkeiten …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • apices juris non sunt jura — [jus] /eypasiyz jiiras ndn sant jura (°jas)/ Extremities, or mere subtleties of law are not rules of law [are not law]. Legal principles must not be carried to their extreme consequences, without regard for equity and good sense. See apex juris …   Black's law dictionary

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