Höhepunkt — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Acme noun The highest point of achievement or development; the peak.
- apogee noun The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- apotheosis noun The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.
- capstone noun Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
- climax noun The most intense, exciting, or important point in a story, event, or series of events.
- culmination noun The final, highest point reached after a series of events or efforts.
- highlight noun The most memorable or exciting part of an event, experience, or period.
- orgasm noun The peak of sexual pleasure, occurring at the climax of sexual activity.
- pinnacle noun The highest point of achievement or success.
Senses
Höhepunkt 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]
- apogee (astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- apotheosis The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).
- capstone (figurative) A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch.
- climax (narratology) The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
- climax (euphemistic) The culmination of sexual pleasure, an orgasm.
- culmination (astronomy) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
- highlight (figurative) An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.
apogee — full definition
- noun The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- noun The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is farthest from the planet: the apoapsis of any satellite.
- noun The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is farthest from the Earth.
- noun The highest point.