Gipfel — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Acme noun The highest point of achievement or development; the peak.
- apex noun The highest point of something, especially where it comes to a point; the peak or pinnacle.
- crest noun The highest point of something, such as a hill or wave.
- peak noun The pointed top of a mountain or hill.
- pinnacle noun The highest point of achievement or success.
- summit noun The highest point of a mountain or hill.
- top noun The highest point or part of something.
- vertex noun A point where two or more lines, edges or curves meet; a corner of a shape or angle.
Senses
Gipfel is used for these senses in English:
- acme A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. [c. 1610]
- crest The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
- peak A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
- peak The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
- peak (geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.
- pinnacle The highest point.
- summit The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
- summit (by extension) 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.