noun The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.
In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mount Shasta.
noun The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mount Shasta.
noun A vertex of a polygon or polyhedron.
noun The highest point of a canal, railway, road, etc.
noun Synonym of anther (“the pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower”) or stigma (“the sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination”). 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.
noun Synonym of anther (“the pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower”) or stigma (“the sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination”).
noun 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.
noun 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 , an important or high-level gathering or meeting.
They met for an international summit on environmental issues.