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.
- A paragon: a person or thing representing such a high point.
- (rare) Full bloom or reproductive maturity.
- (euphemistic) Sexual orgasm.
- Synonym of crisis, the decisive moment in the course of an illness.
- (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Acme, particularly as a threading format.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæk.mi/
Etymology
Directly borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point, high point”).
highest point
boils sens de bouillir
tip side
hoogtepunt
sommet
Höhepunkt
ακμή
cima
culmine
cim
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