What does PINNACLE mean?
Definitions for PINNACLE
ˈpɪn ə kəlpin·na·cle
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Princeton's WordNet
pinnaclenoun
(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, topnoun
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"
pinnacleverb
a lofty peak
pinnacleverb
surmount with a pinnacle
"pinnacle a pediment"
pinnacleverb
raise on or as if on a pinnacle
"He did not want to be pinnacled"
Wiktionary
pinnaclenoun
The highest point.
pinnaclenoun
A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain.
pinnaclenoun
An all-time high; a point of greatest achievement or success
pinnacleverb
to put something on a pinnacle
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pinnaclenoun
Etymology: pinnacle, Fr. pinna, Lat.
My letting some men go up to the pinnacle of the temple, was a temptation to them to cast me down headlong. Charles I .
He who desires only heaven, laughs at that enchantment, which engages men to climb a tottering pinnacle, where the standing is uneasy, and the fall deadly. Decay of Piety.
He took up ship-money where Noy left it, and, being a judge, carried it up to that pinnacle, from whence he almost broke his neck. Edward Hyde.
Some metropolis
With glist’ring spires and pinnacles adorn’d. John Milton.The slipp’ry tops of human state,
The gilded pinnacles of fate. Abraham Cowley.
Wikipedia
Pinnacle
A pinnacle is an architectural element originally forming the cap or crown of a buttress or small turret, but afterwards used on parapets at the corners of towers and in many other situations. The pinnacle looks like a small spire. It was mainly used in Gothic architecture.
Webster Dictionary
Pinnaclenoun
an architectural member, upright, and generally ending in a small spire, -- used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire, and the like. Pinnacles may be considered primarily as added weight, where it is necessary to resist the thrust of an arch, etc
Pinnaclenoun
anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed summit
Pinnacleverb
to build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles
Etymology: [OE. pinacle, F. pinacle, L. pinnaculum, fr. pinna pinnacle, feather. See Pin a peg.]
Wikidata
Pinnacle
A pinnacle is an architectural ornament originally forming the cap or crown of a buttress or small turret, but afterwards used on parapets at the corners of towers and in many other situations. The pinnacle looks like a small spire. It was mainly used in Gothic architecture. The pinnacle had two purposes: ⁕Ornamental – adding to the loftiness and verticity of the structure. They sometimes ended with statues, such as in Milan Cathedral. ⁕Structural – the pinnacles were very heavy and often rectified with lead, in order to enable the flying buttresses to contain the stress of the structure vaults and roof. This was done by adding compressive stress to the thrust vector and thus shifting it downwards rather than sideway.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of PINNACLE in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of PINNACLE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of PINNACLE in a Sentence
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban:
2024 will be 35 years after we shook off the shackles of oppression and celebrated our freedom, organizing an Olympic Games would be the pinnacle of this historical process. We are not only competing for ourselves, but representing the whole region.
The Le Mans 24 Hours is the pinnacle of team endurance racing. For us to even dream of entering it is a massive, massive challenge. We know that, we've got to prove that it is possible. It's not easy and you can only get there, like every other racing driver, if you make it happen. We're making it happen. It will happen.
Harvard deciding that someone can't grow, especially after a life-altering event like the shooting, is deeply concerning. If any institution should understand growth, it's Harvard, which is looked to as the pinnacle of higher education despite its checkered past.
You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity.
I am running because I believe the world has not yet seen the true glory of what this nation can be. We have not reached that pinnacle, believe it or not, in fact, we can go very far. We're going to have to go far first. We have to get out of this ditch. And once we're out, you'll see things that nobody imagined for any country. It's called the United States of America. And it's an incredible place.
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- قمةArabic
- vrchol, špice, vrcholek, špička, (absolutní) špičkaCzech
- højdepunktDanish
- H, Felsnadel, Felsturm, GipfelGerman
- pináculoSpanish
- huippukohta, huippuFinnish
- sommet, cime, picFrench
- pinnacleIrish
- գագաթնակետArmenian
- somma, culmine, cima, pinnacolo, apogeo, picco, apiceItalian
- פסגהHebrew
- 頂点, 頂上Japanese
- pinnaculumLatin
- top, spits, toppuntDutch
- szczytPolish
- pináculoPortuguese
- вершина, [[остроконечный, пик, [[высшийRussian
- врхунац, врх, šiljak, vrh, vrhunacSerbo-Croatian
- hojdpunktSwedish
- 巅峰Chinese
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