Definitions of pinnacle [ˈpɪn ə kəl]

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Definition of 'pinnacle'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) pinnacle
a lofty peak.

2.  pinnacle
the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame, etc.

3.  pinnacle
any pointed, towering part or formation, as of rock.

4.  pinnacle
a relatively small upright structure, commonly terminating in a pyramid or cone, rising above a roof or coping or capping a tower or buttress.

5. (v.t.) pinnacle
to place on or as if on a pinnacle.

6.  pinnacle
to form a pinnacle on; crown.

Etymology: (1300–50; ME pinacle < MF < LL pinnāculum gable = L pinn(a) raised part of a parapet, lit., wing, feather +-āculum; see tabernacle)

Definition of 'pinnacle'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) pinnacle
(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower

2. (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"

3. (verb) pinnacle
a lofty peak

4. (verb) pinnacle
surmount with a pinnacle
"pinnacle a pediment"

5. (verb) pinnacle
raise on or as if on a pinnacle
"He did not want to be pinnacled"

Definition of 'pinnacle'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) pinnacle
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

2. (noun) pinnacle
anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed summit

3. (verb) pinnacle
to build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles

Translation of 'pinnacle'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a tall thin spire built on the roof of a church, castle etc.
Afrikaans: toringtrans	Arabic: هَرَم في أعْلى الكَنيسَه	Bulgarian: островърха куличка
Brazilian: pináculo	Czech: věžička	German: die Zinne
Danish: spids	Greek: πυραμιδοειδής κατασκευή	Spanish: pináculo
Estonian: tornike	Farsi: برجستگی کوچک یا برجک	Finnish: huippu
French: pinacle	Hebrew: צְרִיח	Hindi: शिखर
Croatian: šiljak, šiljast ukrasni t	Hungarian: dísztornyocska	Indonesian: menara
Icelandic: turnspíra	Italian: pinnacolo	Japanese: 小尖塔
Korean: 뽀족탑	Lithuanian: bokštelis	Latvian: (torņa) smaile
Malay: kemuncak	Dutch: torenspits	Norwegian: murtind, spissøyle
Polish: wieżyczka	Persian: برجستگی کوچک یا برجک	Pashto: مناره ، دګنبدى څوكه لوړه
Portuguese: pináculo	Romanian: turn cu vârf ascuţit	Russian: шпиц
Slovak: vežička	Slovenian: stolpič	Serbian: šiljasta kula
Swedish: takspira, tinne småtorn	Thai: ยอดแหลมบนอาคาร	Turkish: sivri süsleme kulesi
Taiwanese: (教堂或城堡上的)尖塔	Ukrainian: шпиляста вежа, шпіц	Urdu: کلس
Vietnamese: tháp nhọn để trang trí nh	Chinese: （教堂等屋顶上的）小尖塔
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