1. (n.)acme the highest point of attainment or development; peak: The empire was at the acme of its power.
Etymology: (1610–20; < Gk akmē)
Definition of 'Acme'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top 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"
2. (noun)vertex, peak, apex, acme the highest point (of something) "at the peak of the pyramid"
Definition of 'Acme'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Acme the top or highest point; the culmination
1. Acme [from Greekakme highest point of
perfection or achievement] The canonical supplier of bizarre, elaborate,
and non-functional gadgetry — where RubeGoldberg and Heath Robinson
(two cartoonists who specialized in elaborate contraptions) shop. The name
has been humorously expanded as A (or American) CompanyMaking Everything.
(In fact, Acme was a realbrand sold from Sears Roebuck catalogs in the
early 1900s.) Describing some X as an “Acme X” either means
“This is insanely great”, or, more
likely, “This looks insanely great on paper,
but in practice it's really easy to shoot yourself in the foot with
it.” Comparepistol.
This term, specially cherished by American hackers and explained here
for the benefit of our overseas brethren, comes from the Warner Brothers'
series of “Road-runner” cartoons. In these cartoons, the
famished Wile E. Coyote was forever attempting to catch up with, trap, and
eat the Road-runner. His attempts usually involved one or more
high-technologyRubeGoldbergdevices — rocket jetpacks, catapults,
magnetic traps, high-powered slingshots, etc. These were usually delivered
in large wooden crates labeled prominently with the Acmename —
which, probably not by coincidence, was the tradename of a peg bar system
for superimposing animation cels used by cartoonists since forever. Acme
devices invariably malfunctioned in improbable and violent ways.
Definitions of Acme 
Afrikaans: toppunt
Arabic: ذُرْوَه، أَوْج
Bulgarian: връх
Brazilian: apogeu
Czech: vrchol
German: der Höhepunkt
Danish: højdepunkt
Greek: ακμή, κορυφή
Spanish: apogeo, colmo
Estonian: haripunkt
Farsi: اوج
Finnish: huippu
French: comble
Hebrew: שִׂיא
Hindi: पराकाष्ठा
Croatian: vrhunac
Hungarian: tetőpont
Indonesian: puncak
Icelandic: hápunktur
Italian: acme, culmine
Japanese: 絶頂
Korean: 정점, 극치
Lithuanian: viršūnė
Latvian: virsotne
Malay: mercu
Dutch: toppunt
Norwegian: høydepunkt
Polish: szczyt
Persian: اوج
Pashto: اوج
Portuguese: apogeu
Romanian: culme
Russian: вершина; верх
Slovak: vrchol, vyvrcholenie, kul
Slovenian: vrhunec
Serbian: vrh
Swedish: höjd[punkt], kulmen
Thai: จุดสูงสุด
Turkish: doruk
Taiwanese: 頂點
Ukrainian: верхівка; кульмінація
Urdu: عروج ، حد
Vietnamese: tột đỉnh
Chinese: 顶点
