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pin·na·cle
(pĭn′ə-kəl)n.
1. Architecture A small turret or spire on a roof or buttress.
2. A tall pointed formation, such as a mountain peak.
3. The highest point; the culmination. See Synonyms at summit.
tr.v. pin·na·cled, pin·na·cling, pin·na·cles
1. To furnish with a pinnacle.
2. To place on or as if on a pinnacle.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin pinnāculum, diminutive of Latin pinna, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]
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pinnacle
(ˈpɪnəkəl)n
1. the highest point or level, esp of fame, success, etc
2. (Physical Geography) a towering peak, as of a mountain
3. (Architecture) a slender upright structure in the form of a cone, pyramid, or spire on the top of a buttress, gable, or tower
vb (tr)
4. to set on or as if on a pinnacle
5. to furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles
6. to crown with a pinnacle
[C14: via Old French from Late Latin pinnāculum a peak, from Latin pinna wing]
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pin•na•cle
(ˈpɪn ə kəl)n., v. -cled, -cling. n.
1. a lofty peak.
2. the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame, etc.
3. any pointed, towering part or formation, as of rock.
4. a relatively small upright structure, commonly terminating in a pyramid or cone, rising above a roof or coping or capping a tower or buttress.
v.t. 5. to place on or as if on a pinnacle.
6. to form a pinnacle on; crown.
[1300–50; Middle English pinacle < Middle French < Late Latin pinnāculum gable = Latin pinn(a) raised part of a parapet, literally, wing, feather + -āculum; see tabernacle]
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Past participle: pinnacled
Gerund: pinnacling
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Noun | 1. | pinnacle - (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower spire, steeple - a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" |
2. | pinnacle - 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" | |
3. | pinnacle - a lofty peak | |
Verb | 1. | pinnacle - surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment" surmount - be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown" |
2. | pinnacle - raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled" |
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Translations
ذُرْوَةصَخْرَه او جَبَلهَرَم في أعْلى الكَنيسَه
jehlaštítvěžičkavrchol
højdepunktspidstindetop
dísztornyocskaorom
fjallstindurhátindurturnspíra
bokštelis
kalngalsklintssmailevirsotne
doruksivri kayasivri süsleme kulesi
pinnacle
[ˈpɪnəkl] N (Archit) → pináculo m; (= peak) [of rock] → punta f; [of mountain] → cumbre f, cima f (fig) → cumbre f, cúspide fthe pinnacle of fame/success → la cumbre or la cúspide de la fama/del éxito
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[ˈpɪnəkl] n (Archit) → pinnacolo; (of rock) → guglia; (top of mountain) → vetta, cima (fig) → apice m, vertice mCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pinnacle
(ˈpinəkl) noun1. a tall thin spire built on the roof of a church, castle etc.
2. a high pointed rock or mountain. It was a dangerous pinnacle to climb.
3. a high point (of achievement, success etc). He has reached the pinnacle of his career.
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