Both Uses of
apex
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- Mr Power's soft eyes went up to the apex of the lofty cone.†
Chpt 6 *
- …his candlestick on the right corner of the mantelpiece, produced from his waistcoat a folded page of prospectus (illustrated) entitled Agendath Netaim, unfolded the same, examined it superficially, rolled it into a thin cylinder, ignited it in the candleflame, applied it when ignited to the apex of the cone till the latter reached the stage of rutilance, placed the cylinder in the basin of the candlestick disposing its unconsumed part in such a manner as to facilitate total combustion.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(apex) the highest point or most important level of something