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(sŭm'ĭt) pronunciation
n.
  1. The highest point or part; the top.
  2. The highest level or degree that can be attained.
    1. The highest level, as of government officials.
    2. A conference or meeting of high-level leaders, usually called to shape a program of action.

v., -mit·ed, -mit·ing, -mits.

v.tr.
To climb to the summit of (a mountain).

v.intr.
To climb to the summit.

[Middle English somet, from Old French sommette, diminutive of som, top, from Latin summum, from neuter of summus, highest.]

SYNONYMS   summit, peak, pinnacle, acme, apex, zenith, climax. These nouns all mean the highest point. Summit denotes the highest level attainable: "This [appointment] had been the summit of Mr. Bertram's ambition" (Sir Walter Scott). Peak usually refers to the uppermost point: "It was the peak of summer in the Berkshires" (Saul Bellow). Pinnacle denotes a towering height, as of achievement: The articulation of the theory of relativity catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of his profession. Acme refers to an ultimate point, as of perfection: The artist's talents were at their acme when this work was created. Apex is the culminating point: The military regime represented the apex of oppression and intimidation. Zenith is the point of highest achievement, most complete development, or greatest power: "Chivalry was then in its zenith" (Henry Hallam). Climax refers to the point of greatest strength, effect, or intensity that marks the endpoint of an ascending process: The government's collapse was the climax of a series of constitutional crises.


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noun

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


n

Definition: top, crowning point
Antonyms: base, bottom, nadir

n. the highest altitude above mean sea level that a projectile reaches in its flight from the gun to the target; the algebraic sum of the maximum ordinate and the altitude of the gun.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

(DOD) The highest altitude above mean sea level that a projectile reaches in its flight from the gun to the target; the algebraic sum of the maximum ordinate and the altitude of the gun.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - topmøde, topkonference, top, højdepunkt

idioms:

  • summit meeting    topmøde, topkonference
  • summit talks    topmødeforhandlinger

Nederlands (Dutch)
top, summum, hoogste punt, topoverleg

Français (French)
n. - (Pol) sommet, sommet, cime, (fig) sommet, apogée

idioms:

  • summit meeting    réunion au sommet
  • summit talks    entretiens au sommet

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gipfel

idioms:

  • summit meeting    Gipfeltreffen
  • summit talks    Gipfeltreffen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (γεωγρ.) ακρώρεια, βουνοκορφή, (μτφ.) αποκορύφωμα, αποκορύφωση, (καθομ.) συνάντηση κορυφής

idioms:

  • summit meeting    συνάντηση κορυφής
  • summit talks    συνομιλίες κορυφής

Italiano (Italian)
vetta, culmine, vertice, incontro, cima

idioms:

  • summit meeting/talks    conferenza al vertice

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cume (m), cúpula (f)

idioms:

  • summit meeting/talks    reunião/diálogo de cúpula

Русский (Russian)
вершина, кульминационный пункт, высшая, крайняя степень, высший уровень, саммит, совещание или встреча на высшем уровне, участвовать в совещании на высшем уровне

idioms:

  • summit meeting/talks    совещание/переговоры на высшем уровне

Español (Spanish)
n. - apogeo, auge, momento culminante, punto álgido, cumbre, cima, cresta, cúspide

idioms:

  • summit meeting    conferencia cumbre
  • summit talks    conferencia cumbre

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - topp, spets, höjd, höjdpunkt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
顶点, 最高阶层

idioms:

  • summit meeting    最高级会议, 高峰会议
  • summit talks    最高级会议, 高峰会议

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 頂點, 最高階層

idioms:

  • summit meeting    最高級會議, 高峰會議
  • summit talks    最高級會議, 高峰會議

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 정상, 절정, 극치

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - いただき, 絶頂, 首脳会談, 首脳部
v. - サミットに参加する
adj. - 首脳レベルの

idioms:

  • summit meeting/talks    首脳会談

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שיא, פסגה‬


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