acme
Meaning
- 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.
- Full bloom or reproductive maturity.
- Synonym of crisis, the decisive moment in the course of an illness.
- Alternative letter-case form of Acme, particularly as a threading format.
Synonyms
highest point
boils sens de bouillir
tip side
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæk.mi/
Etymology
Directly borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point, high point”).
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