κορυφή — meaning in English

English meaning

• apex noun The highest point of something, especially where it comes to a point; the peak or pinnacle.
• class noun A group of people or things sharing common features; a category.
• crown noun An ornamental headpiece worn by a monarch as a symbol of royal power.
• height noun The measurement of how tall something or someone is, from base to top.
• peak noun The pointed top of a mountain or hill.
• summit noun The highest point of a mountain or hill.
• tip noun The pointed or outer end of something.
• 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

κορυφή is used for these senses in English:

• apex (figuratively) The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
• class Best of its kind.
• crown The topmost part of the head.
• crown (religion) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
• peak (geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.
• summit The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
• top The highest or uppermost part of something.
• vertex (geometry) An angular point of a polygon, polyhedron or higher order polytope.

class — full definition

1. noun A group of people or things sharing common features; a category.
2. noun A social group defined by wealth, occupation, or background.
3. noun A group of students taught together, or a single scheduled lesson.
4. noun Elegance, style, or dignified behaviour.
5. verb To place something or someone into a particular category.

Related Greek words