Spitze

The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point

• The peak rises above the clouds.

  Der Gipfel ragt über die Wolken.

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• The mountain peak is covered with snow.

  Die Bergspitze ist schneebedeckt.

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Spitze

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap

Spitze

The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period

Spitze

The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated

Spitze

visor — horizontal part of a cap sticking out in front and shading the wearer's eyesselten

Spitze

The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sailselten

Spitze

The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within itselten

Spitze

The extremity of an anchor fluke; the billselten

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A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximumselten

Spitze

Orgasmselten

To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular

To exceed the maximum signal amplitude of (a piece of equipment), resulting in clipping of the signal

To reach a highest degree or maximum

To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak