-jēəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin, summit, top, extremity
: apex , summit , peak :
a. : the ridge of a house
b. : gable end , pediment
c.
[New Latin, from Latin]
: the period at which the symptoms of a disease (as a febrile disease) are most pronounced
d.
[New Latin, from Latin]
: the angle in the roof of the fourth ventricle