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noun

1. The projecting rim on the front of a cap: bill², brim, visor. See convex/concave, protection/exposure.
2. The highest point: apex, cap, crest, crown, height, roof, summit, top, vertex. See high/low.
3. The highest point or state: acme, apex, apogee, climax, crest, crown, culmination, height, meridian, pinnacle, summit, top, zenith. Informal payoff. Medicine fastigium. See high/low.

verb

To reach or bring to a climax: cap, climax, crest, crown, culminate, top (off or out). See excite/bore/interest.

adjective

Of or constituting a climax: climactic, crowning, culminating. See high/low, over/under.

n

Definition: maximum
Antonyms: low point, minimum

n

Definition: top of something
Antonyms: base, bottom, nadir

v

Definition: reach highest point
Antonyms: fall, hit bottom, plunge

n. 1. chiefly Brit. a stiff brim at the front of a cap.

2. the narrow part of a ship's hold at the bow or stern.

3. the upper, outer corner of a sail extended by a gaff.

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Maximum or highest amplitude level.

IN BRIEF: The top part of a hill or mountain that tapers to a point, or such a mountain; summit. Also: The point of highest intensity or achievement.

One sees great things from the valley, only small things from the peak. — Gilbert Chesterton (1874-1936)

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sign description: The index fingers of both hands form a peak infront of the head.

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1. a sharp increase followed by a sharp decrease in a physical quantity that varies with distance, frequency, time, etc.
2. (in chromatography) the portion of a differential chromatogram recording the changes in detector response or eluate concentration while a given component of the applied mixture emerges from a chromatographic column.
3. the maximum value of a peak (def. 1, 2).

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n

Buccal, outer high point of the normal interproximal tissue that rises to a peak; connected interdentally to a lingual peak by a triangular ridge, with a depression termed a col.

For a list of words related to peak, see:

• Hills, Hollows, and Valleys - peak: top of mountain with distinct, pointed summit
• Economics and Economic Theory - peak: highest point in business cycle; boom

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - top, kasketskygge
v. intr. - toppe
v. tr. - toppe
adj. - top-, maksimal-

idioms:

• peak hour    myldretid
• peak time    myldretid

2.
v. intr. - hentæres

Nederlands (Dutch)
hoogtepunt, piek, top, klep van pet, puntbaard, nokhoek, maximum bereiken, pieken, wegteren

Français (French)
1.
n. - (gén) heure de pointe, pointe, pic, visière, (Stat) maximum (dans), sommet, (fig) apogée, meilleur (de), (Télécom) heures rouges, faite (d'un toit), (Télécom) tarif rouge, banane (de cheveux)
v. intr. - culminer (à), (fig) culminer (carrière, intérêt), atteindre un niveau maximum/record
v. tr. - (Naut) lever (la voile de flèche, etc) en formant un angle au-dessus de l'horizontale
adj. - à la hauteur de (qch), à une vitesse maximum (course)

idioms:

• peak hour    heure de pointe
• peak time    heures de grande écoute, heures de pointe

2.
v. intr. - dépérir, déprimer

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Gipfel, Spitze
v. - eine Spitze erreichen
adj. - Maximal..., Haupt...

idioms:

• peak hour    Stoßzeit
• peak time    Spitzenzeit

2.
v. - dÜnn werden, abmagern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κορυφή, γείσο, άκρο, αιχμή, οξεία απόληξη (κν. μύτη), αποκορύφωμα, αιχμή, ζενίθ, κολοφώνας
v. - κορυφώνομαι

idioms:

• peak hour    ώρα αιχμής
• peak time    περίοδος αιχμής

Italiano (Italian)
culmine, picco

idioms:

• peak hour    ora di punta
• peak time    ora di punta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pico (m), montanha (f), topo (m), clímax (m), bico (m)
v. - empinar, arvorar (Náut.) (os remos), repicar (Náut.) (as velas), definhar

idioms:

• peak hour    horário de pico
• peak time    horário de pico

Русский (Russian)
пик, козырек, максимальный

idioms:

• peak hour    час пик
• peak time    лучшее телевизионное время

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - apogeo, punto más alto, momento culminante, pico, punta, cumbre, cima
v. intr. - proyectar en vertical, alcanzar un pico o valor máximo
v. tr. - levantar, poner casi en vertical
adj. - apogeo, punto más alto, momento culminante, a máxima velocidad, máximo

idioms:

• peak hour    hora punta, hora pico
• peak time    hora de mayor audiencia

2.
v. intr. - declinar en salud y espíritu, desperdiciar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spets, (bergs)topp, (möss)skärm, höjdpunkt, maximum, gaffelnock
v. - nå en topp, pika (sjö.), resa (åror)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 山顶, 山峰, 高峰, 最高点, 顶端, 山, 尖端, 使尖起, 使成峰状, 使达到高峰, 达到高峰, 耸起, 最高的

idioms:

• peak hour    高峰时间, 尖峰时刻
• peak time    高峰时期, 尖峰时期

2. 缩小, 消瘦

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 縮小, 消瘦

2.
n. - 山頂, 山峰, 高峰, 最高點, 頂端, 山, 尖端
v. tr. - 使尖起, 使成峰狀, 使達到高峰
v. intr. - 達到高峰, 聳起
adj. - 最高的

idioms:

• peak hour    高峰時間, 尖峰時刻
• peak time    高峰時期, 尖峰時期

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 뾰족한 끝, 산꼭대기, 절정
v. intr. - 뾰족해 지다, 우뚝 솟다
v. tr. - (노 등을) 반듯이 세우다, 세로 세우다
adj. - 최절정의

2.
v. intr. - 야위다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 山頂, 山, 最高点, 絶頂, ピーク, つば, とがった先端, 尖端
v. - 最高になる, 尖る, やせこける
adj. - 最高の

idioms:

• peak hour    交通ラッシュ
• peak time    絶頂期
• widow's peak    富士額

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رأس, , قمه (فعل) يبلغ القمه أو الذروة, يهزل, يتضاءل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פסגה, שיא, מצחייה, שיער מחודד, זקן מחודד, חלק צר בספינה‬
v. intr. - ‮הגיע לשיא, הגיע לערך או לאיכות הגבוהים ביותר‬
v. tr. - ‮היטה את הקצה העליון של המפרש לזווית גבוהה מקו אופקי‬
adj. - ‮נמצא בנקודת השיא, בשיאו‬
v. intr. - ‮רזה, נמק, דעך, חלה‬

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