"APEX" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} APEX
  1. (British, trade union) Acronym of Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff. Tags: British, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff
    Sense id: en-APEX-en-name-OR9qWBd- Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Apex [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} APEX
  1. (aviation) Acronym of advance purchase excursion (an air fare). Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: advance purchase excursion (extra: an air fare)
    Sense id: en-APEX-en-noun-vzD8R4l~ Categories (other): Aviation Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (medicine, nephrology) Acronym of accelerated peritoneal equilibration examination. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: accelerated peritoneal equilibration examination
    Sense id: en-APEX-en-noun-ghz4VtKk Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, nephrology, sciences
  3. (organic chemistry) Acronym of acetone peroxide. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: acetone peroxide
    Sense id: en-APEX-en-noun-x1i1C1gi Categories (other): Organic chemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Organizations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 13 12 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 10 15 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 10 15 70 Disambiguation of Organizations: 36 8 10 46 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: APEX time
Etymology number: 1
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