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Dictionary: ac·me   (ăk') pronunciation
n.
The highest point, as of achievement or development: reached the acme of her career. See synonyms at summit.

[Greek akmē.]


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noun

    The highest point or state: apex, apogee, climax, crest, crown, culmination, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, top, zenith. Informal payoff. Medicine fastigium. See high/low.

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Definition: pinnacle of achievement or physical object
Antonyms: nadir


The critical stage or crisis of a disease.

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IN BRIEF: The peak of perfection.

pronunciation No matter how hard Linda studied, she was unable to reach her personal acme.

Wikipedia: Acme (automobile)
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The Acme was a model of chain-driven touring car made by the Reber Manufacturing Co in Reading, Pennsylvania, from 1903 to 1911.

The company was founded in 1892 by James C. Reber to make bicycles. The Acme was preceded by the Reber, which was manufactured in 1902–03 and was powered by a vertical-twin engine. The first Acmes also had twin-cylinder engines but were soon followed by four-cylinder models and in 1909 by a six-cylinder. The 1909 9653 cc Vanderbilt Six featured overdrive fourth gear.

The company went into receivership in 1906, and its last cars were made in 1911. The factory was sold to SGV (Herbert M.Sternbergh, Robert E.Graham, and Fred Van Tine), which continued making some of the range until 1915.[citation needed] Then the line was sold to Phianna, which moved production to Newark, New Jersey.

Further reading

  • G. Marshall Naul, "Acme", in G.N. Georgano, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars 1885-1968 (New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1974), pp. 27.
  • David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles.

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Translations: Acme
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - højdepunkt, toppunkt, tinde

Nederlands (Dutch)
top, hoogtepunt

Français (French)
n. - apogée, point culminant, faîte

Deutsch (German)
n. - Spitze, Gipfel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ακμή, αποκορύφωμα

Italiano (Italian)
acme, culmine

Português (Portuguese)
n. - acme (m), apogeu (m), crise (f) (Med.), florescência (f) (Bot.)

Русский (Russian)
высшая точка, кульминация

Español (Spanish)
n. - apogeo, cumbre, cima

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - höjdpunkt, kulmen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
顶点, 极致

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 頂點, 極致

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 절정, 고비

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 絶頂, アクメ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قمه, أوج, ذروه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פסגה, שיא‬


 
 

 

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