pinnacle

pin·na·cle  (pn-kl)

n.

1. Architecture A small turret or spire on a roof or buttress.

2. A tall pointed formation, such as a mountain peak.

3. The highest point; the culmination. See Synonyms at summit.

tr.v. pin·na·cled, pin·na·cling, pin·na·cles

1. To furnish with a pinnacle.

2. To place on or as if on a pinnacle.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin pinnculum, diminutive of Latin pinna, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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pinnacle [ˈpɪnək^əl]

n

1. the highest point or level, esp of fame, success, etc.

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a towering peak, as of a mountain

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a slender upright structure in the form of a cone, pyramid, or spire on the top of a buttress, gable, or tower

vb (tr)

1. to set on or as if on a pinnacle

2. to furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles

3. to crown with a pinnacle

[via Old French from Late Latin pinnāculum a peak, from Latin pinna wing]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pinnacle - (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower spire, steeple - a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
	2.	pinnacle - the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "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" acme, meridian, summit, tiptop, superlative, elevation, height, peak, top degree, stage, level, point - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
	3.	pinnacle - a lofty peak crest, summit, top, peak, tip, crown - the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"
Verb	1.	pinnacle - surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment" surmount - be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown"
	2.	pinnacle - raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled" lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

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pinnacle

noun

1. summit, top, height, peak, eminence He plunged 80 ft from a rocky pinnacle.

2. height, top, crown, crest, meridian, zenith, apex, apogee, acme, vertex He had reached the pinnacle of his career.

Translations

pinnacle [ˈpɪnəkl] N (Archit) → pináculo m; (= peak) [of rock] → punta f; [of mountain] → cumbre f, cima f (fig) → cumbre f, cúspide f
the pinnacle of fame/success → la cumbre or la cúspide de la fama/del éxito

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pinnacle [ˈpɪnɪk^əl] n

(ARCHITECTURE) → pinacle m

(= pointed rock) → piton m
a rocky pinnacle → un piton rocheux

(= highest point) [fame, career, success] → apogée m
to reach the pinnacle of sth → atteindre l'apogée de qch

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pinnacle

n (Archit) → Fiale f; (of rock, mountain) → Gipfel m, → Spitze f; (fig) → Gipfel m, → Höhepunkt m

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pinnacle [ˈpɪnəkl] n (Archit) → pinnacolo; (of rock) → guglia; (top of mountain) → vetta, cima (fig) → apice m, vertice m

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pinnacle [ˈpɪnəkl] n (Archit) → pinnacolo; (of rock) → guglia; (top of mountain) → vetta, cima (fig) → apice m, vertice m

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pinnacle

n pinnacle [ˈpinəkl]

1 a tall thin spire built on the roof of a church, castle etc. toringtrans هَرَم في أعْلى الكَنيسَه островърха куличка věžička spids die Zinne πυραμιδοειδής κατασκευή pináculo tornike برجستگی کوچک یا برجک huippu pinacle צְרִיח शिखर šiljak, šiljast ukrasni tornjić dísztornyocska menara turnspíra pinnacolo 小尖塔 뽀족탑 bokštelis (torņa) smaile kemuncak torenspits murtind, spissøyle wieżyczka pináculo turn cu vârf ascuţit шпиц vežička stolpič šiljasta kula takspira, tinne småtorn ยอดแหลมบนอาคาร sivri süsleme kulesi (教堂等屋頂上的)小尖塔 шпиляста вежа, шпіц کلس tháp nhọn để trang trí nhà thờ, lâu đài （教堂等屋顶上的小尖塔

2 a high pointed rock or mountain It was a dangerous pinnacle to climb. toppunt صَخْرَه او جَبَل остър планински връх štít, jehla tinde der Gipfel μυτερή κορυφή cima, cumbre, pico mäetipp قله نوک تیز huippu pic פִּסגָה पर्वतशिखर vrhunac (brda) orom puncak runcing fjallstindur pinnacolo 尖峰 뽀족한 산봉우리 viršūnė (kalna) smaile; klints kemuncak bergspits (fjell)tind wierzchołek píncaro stâncă (ascu­ţită) остроконечная скала štít vrh vrh spetsig bergstopp ยอดเขา sivri kaya 山頂 вершина چوٹي đỉnh núi 山顶

3 a high point (of achievement, success etc) He has reached the pinnacle of his career. hoogste punt ذُرْوَة апогей vrchol højdepunkt; top der Gipfel αποκορύφωμα cumbre haripunkt اوج huippukohta apogée שִׂיא बुलंदी vrhunac tetőpont puncak hátindur culmine, sommo 絶頂 최고점, 절정 viršūnė virsotne; kalngals puncak toppunt (berømmelsens) tind, høydepunkt szczyt auge apogeu вершина vrchol vrhunec vrhunac höjdpunkt, topp จุดสูงสุด doruk 頂峰 вершина معراج đỉnh cao nhất của thành công 顶峰