Definition of acmes Acmes

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What does acmes mean?

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  • acmes (Noun)
    Plural of acme.

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  • acmes, noun, plural of acme.

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Noun

Plural: acmes

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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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

  • acme
    The highest level or degree attainable.
  • acme
    The highest stage of development.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • 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.

Pronunciation

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