summit.
The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.
Meaning & usage
The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak. The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mount Shasta.
The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak. A vertex of a polygon or polyhedron.
The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak. The highest point of a canal, railway, road, etc.
The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak. Synonym of anther (“the pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower”) or (rare) stigma (“the sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination”).
The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak. One of the two vertices of a crystal with a rhombohedral shape where the angles of each face are equal; also, the highest point of a crystal with a pyramidal or tetrahedral shape.
The highest point of achievement, development, etc., that can be reached; the acme, the pinnacle.
The highest level of political leadership.
An assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance; also (loosely), an important or high-level gathering or meeting.
They met for an international summit on environmental issues.
Where this word comes from
PIE word *upó The noun is derived from Late Middle English somet, somete (“head, top”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman sumet and Middle French sommet (masculine), somete, sommette (“top of a thing; highest point of a mountain”) (feminine) (modern French sommet), from Old French somet, sommette, from som, sum (“highest point, summit”) + -et (suffix forming diminutive masculine nouns), -ete, -ette (suffix forming diminutive feminine nouns). Som, sum are derived from Latin summum (“top, summit”), a noun use of the neuter of summus (“greatest, highest; top, uppermost”, adjective) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“over”) + *-m̥mos, *-tm̥mos (“suffix forming superlative adjectives”)). The modern English spelling was influenced by summity (“height or top of a thing; utmost degree, perfection”) (obsolete). The verb is derived from the noun.
To reach the summit (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.1) of (a mountain).
To reach the summit of a mountain.
To attend a summit (noun etymology 1, noun sense 2.2.2).
Where this word comes from
PIE word *upó The noun is derived from Late Middle English somet, somete (“head, top”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman sumet and Middle French sommet (masculine), somete, sommette (“top of a thing; highest point of a mountain”) (feminine) (modern French sommet), from Old French somet, sommette, from som, sum (“highest point, summit”) + -et (suffix forming diminutive masculine nouns), -ete, -ette (suffix forming diminutive feminine nouns). Som, sum are derived from Latin summum (“top, summit”), a noun use of the neuter of summus (“greatest, highest; top, uppermost”, adjective) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“over”) + *-m̥mos, *-tm̥mos (“suffix forming superlative adjectives”)). The modern English spelling was influenced by summity (“height or top of a thing; utmost degree, perfection”) (obsolete). The verb is derived from the noun.
Alternative spelling of summat (“something”).
I need to get summit to eat.
Where this word comes from
A variant of summat.
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