summit

sum·mit  (smt)

n.

1. The highest point or part; the top.

2. The highest level or degree that can be attained.

3.

a. The highest level, as of government officials.

b. A conference or meeting of high-level leaders, usually called to shape a program of action.

v. sum·mit·ed, sum·mit·ing, sum·mits

v.tr.

To climb to the summit of (a mountain).

v.intr.

To climb to the summit.

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[Middle English somet, from Old French sommette, diminutive of som, top, from Latin summum, from neuter of summus, highest; see uper in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: summit, peak¹, 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.

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summit [ˈsʌmɪt]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the highest point or part, esp of a mountain or line of communication; top

2. the highest possible degree or state; peak or climax the summit of ambition

3. the highest level, importance, or rank a meeting at the summit

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a.  a meeting of chiefs of governments or other high officials

b.  (as modifier) a summit conference

[from Old French somet, diminutive of som, from Latin summum; see sum¹]

summital  adj

summitless  adj

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summit

• colophon - A crowning or finishing touch, from Greek kolophon, "summit" or "finishing stroke."
• knoll - The summit or rounded top of a mountain or hill, it seems to derive from Old Teutonic knoo-lo, meaning "ball, clod, knot."
• acrobat - Derived from Greek akrobatos, "walking on tiptoe," from Greek akron, "summit," and baino, "walk."
• knap - The crest or summit of a hill.

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	summit - 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, tiptop, pinnacle, 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?"
	2.	summit - 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" crest, top, peak, tip, crown hilltop, brow - the peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills" pinnacle - a lofty peak place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" mountain peak - the summit of a mountain
	3.	summit - a meeting of heads of governments     summit meeting group meeting, meeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"
Verb	1.	summit - reach the summit (of a mountain); "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit" breast arrive at, reach, attain, gain, hit, make - reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

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summit

noun

1. meeting, talks, conference, discussion, negotiation, dialogue a NATO summit held in Rome

2. peak, top, tip, pinnacle, apex, head, crown, crest the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest
peak base, foot, bottom

3. height, pinnacle, culmination, peak, high point, zenith, acme, crowning point This is just a molehill on the way to the summit of her ambitions.
height depths, nadir, lowest point

Translations

summit [ˈsʌmɪt]

A. N

1. [of mountain] → cima f, cumbre f
did anyone reach the summit? → ¿alcanzó alguien la cima or la cumbre?

2. (fig) → cima f, cumbre f
a man at the summit of his career → un hombre en la cima or la cumbre de su trayectoria profesional

3. (Pol) (also summit conference) → cumbre f, conferencia f al más alto nivel

B. CPD summit conference N → cumbre f, conferencia f al más alto nivel
summit meeting N → cumbre f

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summit [ˈsʌmɪt] n

[mountain] → sommet m

(= conference) → sommet m
summit conference n → conférence f au sommet

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summit

n (lit) → Gipfel m; (fig also) → Höhepunkt m; to reach the summit (lit, fig) → den Gipfel or Höhepunkt erreichen; (= summit conference) → Gipfelkonferenz f, → Gipfel m

adj attr (Pol) → Gipfel-; at summit level → auf Gipfelebene

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summit [ˈsʌmɪt] n → cima, vetta, sommità f inv (fig) → culmine m (Pol) → vertice m, summit m inv

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summit

n summit [ˈsamit]

the highest point They reached the summit of the mountain at midday; At the age of thirty he was at the summit of his powers as a composer. piek, spits قِمَّه връх vrchol top der Gipfel κορυφή cumbre, cima, cúspide; punto álgido tipp اوج huippu sommet פִּיסגָה शिखर vrh, vrhunac csúcs(pont) puncak hátindur, toppur sommità, apice 頂上 정상 viršūnė virsotne kemuncak top topp, høydepunkt szczyt cume vârf, culme вершина vrchol vrh vrh planine topp, spets, höjdpunkt ยอดสุดของภูเขา zirve, doruk 頂點 верх, вершина چوٹی đỉnh, điểm cao nhất 顶点

adj

(of a conference etc) at the highest level of international negotiation, at which heads of state meet for discussion. hoogste vlak للقِمَّه (среща) на върха vrcholný topmøde Gipfel-... (σύνοδος) κορυφής cumbre tipp- درجه اعلا huippu- au sommet וַעֲדָת פִּיסגָה शीर्ष सम्मेलन sastanak na vrhu csúcs- tingkat tinggi toppfundur al vertice 首脳会談の 수뇌 회담의 viršūnių virsotņu- persidangan kemuncak top{#169} topp(møte) ... na szczycie de cúpula la vârf на высшем уровне vrcholný na vrhu samit topp- สุดยอด zirve 政府首腦級的 такий, що відбувається на найвищому рівні سربراہان ملک کی کانفرنس mức độ cao nhất 政府首脑级的

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summit → مؤتمر قمة vrchol topmøde Gipfel βουνοκορφή cumbre huippu sommet vrh vertice 頂上 정상 top fjelltopp szczyt cume, pico вершина topp ยอดสุดของภูเขา zirve đỉnh 高峰