Found 2 items, similar to Acme.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: acme
acme
n 1: the highest level or degree attainable;
“his landscapes were
deemed the acme of beauty”;
“the artist's gifts are at
their acme”;
“at the height of her career”;
“the peak of
perfection”;
“summer was at its peak”;
“...catapulted
Einstein to the pinnacle of fame”;
“the summit of his
ambition”;
“so many highest superlatives achieved by
man”;
“at the top of his profession” [syn:
height,
elevation,
peak,
pinnacle,
summit,
superlative,
top]
2: the highest point (of something);
“at the peak of the
pyramid” [syn:
vertex,
peak,
apex]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Acme
Acme
\Ac"me\, n. [Gr. ? point, top.]
1. The top or highest point; the culmination.
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The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry.
--Pope.
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The moment when a certain power reaches the acme of
its supremacy. --I. Taylor.
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2. (Med.) The crisis or height of a disease.
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3. Mature age; full bloom of life. --B. Jonson.
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