Definitions for: Acme

[n] the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"
[n] 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"

Webster (1913) Definition: Ac"me, n. [Gr. ? point, top.]
1. The top or highest point; the culmination.

The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry.
--Pope.

The moment when a certain power reaches the acme of
its supremacy. --I. Taylor.

2. (Med.) The crisis or height of a disease.

3. Mature age; full bloom of life. --B. Jonson.

Synonyms: apex, elevation, height, peak, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, top, vertex

See Also: crown, degree, extreme, extreme point, extremum, level, point, roof peak, stage

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