HyperDic: acme

English > 2 senses of the word *acme*:
NOUN	state	acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top	the highest level or degree attainable
NOUN	location	acme, vertex, peak, apex	the highest point / point (of something)

acme > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'kmiy
Rhymes	academy ... yummy: 83 rhymes with miy...

English > *acme*: 2 senses > noun 1, state
Meaning	The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.
Examples	"his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty" "the artist's gifts are at their acme"
Synonyms	height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top
Broader	degree, level, stage, point	A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
Spanish	apogeo, auge, cima, cúspide, pico, súmmum, superlativo, tiptop
Catalan	apogeu, caramull, cim, súmmum, tiptop

English > *acme*: 2 senses > noun 2, location
Meaning	The highest point / point (of something).
Synonyms	vertex, peak, apex
Narrower	crown	The part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
Narrower	roof peak	The highest point of a roof
Broader	extreme point, extreme, extremum	The point located farthest from the middle of something
Spanish	ápice, apogeo, cima, colmo, cumbre, cúspide, vértice
Catalan	acme, àpex, cim, cúspide, vèrtex

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