summit
/ˈsʌmɪt/
The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.; The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature; The highest point of achievement, development, etc., that can be reached
- plural
- summits
Meanings
- 1
The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.; The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature
We didn't reach the summit.
Tatoeba · patgfisher · CC BY 2.0 FR
The air is thin at the summit.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
The highest point of achievement, development, etc., that can be reached; the acme, the pinnacle
- 3
The highest level of political leadership
- 4
An assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance; also (loosely), an important or high-level gathering or meeting
- 5
The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.; A vertex of a polygon or polyhedronrare
- 6
The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.; The highest point of a canal, railway, road, etcrare
- 7
The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.; Synonym of anther (“the pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower”) or (rare) stigma (“the sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination”)rare
- 8
The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.; One of the two vertices of a crystal with a rhombohedral shape where the angles of each face are equal; also, the highest point of a crystal with a pyramidal or tetrahedral shaperare