“peak”

Definitions

• noun

  the most extreme possible amount or value

  Synonyms: extremum, acme, all, allophone, alp, alveolar, apex, apogee, articulation, aspiration, assimilation, bilabial

  • Example:“voltage peak”

• noun

  the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

  Synonyms: flower, prime, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush

• noun

  the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

  Synonyms: acme, height, elevation, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top

  • Example:“His landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty.”
  • Example:“The artist's gifts are at their acme.”

• noun

  the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

  Synonyms: crown, crest, top, tip, summit

  • Example:“The view from the peak was magnificent.”
  • Example:“They clambered to the tip of Monadnock.”

• noun

  a V shape

  Synonyms: point, tip

  • Example:“The cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points.”

• noun

  the highest point (of something)

  Synonyms: vertex, apex, acme

  • Example:“at the peak of the pyramid”