ápice
tip
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
The tip or highest point of something
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Ápice means the tip of something and is related to the English word apex0, the point at the very top.
ápice
tip, apex
The pointed end or highest point of something.
El ápice de la lengua toca los dientes de arribaThe tip of the tongue touches the upper teeth
Colocaron una cruz en el ápice del campanarioThey placed a cross at the apex of the bell tower
peak, height (culminating point)
The highest moment of a career, an era, or a process. Everything below builds up to that one point at the top.
Ganó el premio en el ápice de su carreraHe won the award at the peak of his career
La ciudad vivía el ápice de su esplendorThe city was living at the height of its splendor
bit, iota (small amount)
The smallest imaginable amount of something, almost always in the negative. A tip narrows to a point that is barely there, so an ápice of something is as little of it as there can be.
No mostró ni un ápice de miedoHe didn't show a bit of fear
No queda ni un ápice de duda sobre lo que pasóThere isn't an iota of doubt left about what happened