Definitions for acme
ˈæk miacme

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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"

2. vertex, peak, apex, acmenoun

   the highest point (of something)

   "at the peak of the pyramid"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. acmenoun

   The top or highest point; pinnacle; culmination.

2. acmenoun

   The crisis or height of a disease.

3. acmenoun

   Mature age; full bloom of life. - Ben Jonson

4. ACMEnoun

   A generic large company or corporation.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ACMEnoun

   The height of any thing; more especially used to denote the height of a distemper, which is divided into four periods.1. The arche, the beginning or first attack.2. Anabasis, the growth.3. Acme, the height. And,4. Paracme, which is the declension of the distemper. John Quincy

   Etymology: ἄϰμη Gr.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. acme

   Acme is the highest point or level of something; the point of culmination or peak. It can refer to the most successful or highest achieved point in any particular sphere or profession.

2. acme

   Acme is the point of highest achievement, success, or accomplishment; the peak or pinnacle. It can also refer to the highest point or stage of development.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Acmenoun

   the top or highest point; the culmination

2. Acmenoun

   the crisis or height of a disease

3. Acmenoun

   mature age; full bloom of life

4. Etymology: [Gr. 'akmh` point, top.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Acme

   Acme is a text editor and graphical shell from the Plan 9 from Bell Labs operating system, designed and implemented by Rob Pike. It can use the sam command language. The design of the interface was influenced by Oberon. It is different from other editing environments in that it acts as a 9P server. A distinctive element of the user interface is mouse chording.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Acme

   ak′mē, n. the top or highest point: the culmination or perfection in the career of anything: crisis, as of a disease.—Acme skates, the name given to a kind of skates, formed of steel, fixed to the boot by a mechanical device, permitting them to be quickly fixed on or taken off. [Gr. akmē—akē, a point.]

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Acme

   [from Greek akme highest point of perfection or achievement] The canonical supplier of bizarre, elaborate, and non-functional gadgetry — where Rube Goldberg and Heath Robinson (two cartoonists who specialized in elaborate contraptions) shop. The name has been humorously expanded as A (or American) Company Making Everything. (In fact, Acme was a real brand 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.” Compare pistol.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-technology Rube Goldberg devices — rocket jetpacks, catapults, magnetic traps, high-powered slingshots, etc. These were usually delivered in large wooden crates labeled prominently with the Acme name — which, probably not by coincidence, was the trade name of a peg bar system for superimposing animation cels used by cartoonists since forever. Acme devices invariably malfunctioned in improbable and violent ways.

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1. ACME

   What does ACME stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ACME acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Anagrams for acme »

1. came

2. ECMA

3. eMac

4. EMAC

5. mace

6. Mace

How to pronounce acme?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of acme in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of acme in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of acme in a Sentence

1. Richard Simmons:

   No one should be worried about me, Simmons said. The people that surround me are wonderful people who take great care of me. WATCH: The Real Reason Richard Simmons Has Been in Hiding For Nearly a Year On Saturday, the New York Daily News published a long report citing on and off the record sources who expressed concern for Simmons' well-being. Simmons called the report very hurtful. I love all the people who worry about me, Simmons said. But it was time for me to take some time to be by myself. For the last 40 years I have been traveling, teaching classes, and I had a knee injury, so I had a knee replacement, which was very difficult for me… I have really just been taking it easy, staying at home, working out in my gym and doing the things I haven't done in a very long time. According to Simmons, he's been keeping in shape despite concern that he might need another knee replacement. In response to speculation he has avoided going out because he has gained weight, Simmons said, I still weigh 150. I work out every day. I have a gym at the house, and I am very healthy. Simmons was last photographed in January 2014 by TMZ. In November 2014, reports of Simmons' knee injury surfaced. Simmons took to Facebook then to thank his fans for their outpouring of love and concern. I have had a tough time dealing with this injury, as it is keeping me from doing what I truly love to do and that is to teach classes around the world, he wrote. Make sure you keep Sweatin'! NEWS: Richard Simmons Feels for Miley Cyrus The Sweatin' to the Oldies creator made his last public appearance in December 13, 2013, at SPARKLE: An All-Star Holiday Concert at ACME Comedy in Los Angeles. This is how I want to live my life right now.

2. Menander:

   The man who cannot blush, and who has no feelings of fear, has reached the acme of impudence.

3. Vladan Kuzmanović:

   Art is an inventive urge, savagism, unrestrained, primordial, excess, perturbation, acme, enthusiasm, improvisation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=acme
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Acme
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=acme
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acme
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=acme
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=acme
8. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Acme