In 2012, Americans ate an average of 2 lbs. (907 grams) of almonds each, while they ate half a pound (227 g) of walnuts, about a third of a pound (136 g) of pecans and 1.2 lbs. (544 g) of all other nuts, including hazelnuts, macadamias, pistachios, Brazil nuts and cashews. Thereâs good reason for the love affair.
When there's no mountain left to climb and nothing but blue sky above, you know you've reached the highest peak â the apex. Apex can mean the highest point in a literal sense, like climbing to the apex of the Eiffel Tower for a fabulous view of Paris. It also can be used to mean the highest point in a figurative sense. An actor who wins an Oscar can say she's reached the apex of her career. If you're describing more than one high point, you could add an -es to form the plural apexes, but apices would also be correct.
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation. The topographic terms acme, apex, peak, and zenith are synonyms. The summit is the highest point.ummit refers to the highest point in a mountain. Oxford: the highest point of a hill or mountain. and the word comes from the Latin root summus, which means the highest. Every mountain has exactly one summit.