summit

n 1: the highest level or degree attainable: "his landscapes were

deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at

their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of

perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted

Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his

ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by

man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: {acme}, {height},

{elevation}, {peak}, {pinnacle}, {superlative}, {top}]

2: the uppermost part of a shape; "at the peak of the pyramid"

[syn: {crown}, {peak}]

3: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak

was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of

Monadnock" [syn: {peak}, {crown}, {crest}, {top}, {tip}]

4: a meeting of heads of governments [syn: {summit meeting}]