Definition of acme Acme
/æˈkmi/ - [akmee] - ac•me
We found 12 definitions of acme from 6 different sources.
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What does acme mean?
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NounPlural: acmes |
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| acme - the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "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" | ||
| height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top | ||
| degree, level, stage, point a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" | ||
| acme - the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid" | ||
| vertex, peak, apex | ||
| extreme point, extreme, extremum the point located farthest from the middle of something | ||
| crown the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head | ||
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Wiktionary 
- acme (Noun)
The top or highest point; pinnacle; culmination. - acme (Noun)
The crisis or height of a disease. - acme (Noun)
Mature age; full bloom of life. - Ben Jonson .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- acme (n.)
The top or highest point; the culmination. - acme (n.)
The crisis or height of a disease. - acme (n.)
Mature age; full bloom of life.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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The highest level or degree attainable. -
acme
The highest stage of development.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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acme
ak′mē, n. the top or highest point: the culmination or perfection in the career of anything: crisis, as of a disease.—Acme skates, the name given to a kind of skates, formed of steel, fixed to the boot by a mechanical device, permitting them to be quickly fixed on or taken off. [Gr. akmē—akē, a point.]
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🔤- acme, noun, singular of acmes.
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