
[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.
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.
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(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
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Nederlands (Dutch)
top, summum, hoogste punt, topoverleg
Français (French)
n. - (Pol) sommet, sommet, cime, (fig) sommet, apogée
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Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (γεωγρ.) ακρώρεια, βουνοκορφή, (μτφ.) αποκορύφωμα, αποκορύφωση, (καθομ.) συνάντηση κορυφής
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Italiano (Italian)
vetta, culmine, vertice, incontro, cima
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - cume (m), cúpula (f)
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Русский (Russian)
вершина, кульминационный пункт, высшая, крайняя степень, высший уровень, саммит, совещание или встреча на высшем уровне, участвовать в совещании на высшем уровне
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Español (Spanish)
n. - apogeo, auge, momento culminante, punto álgido, cumbre, cima, cresta, cúspide
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Svenska (Swedish)
n. - topp, spets, höjd, höjdpunkt
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
顶点, 最高阶层
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 頂點, 最高階層
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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
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) قمه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - שיא, פסגה
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