What does peak mean?
Definitions for peak
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Princeton's WordNet
extremum, peaknoun
the most extreme possible amount or value
"voltage peak"
flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flushnoun
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
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"
peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summitnoun
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
"the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"
point, tip, peaknoun
a V shape
"the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
vertex, peak, apex, acmenoun
the highest point (of something)
"at the peak of the pyramid"
bill, peak, eyeshade, visor, vizorverb
a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
"he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"
top out, peakverb
to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
"That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million"
GCIDE
Peakverb
Hence: To achieve a maximum of numerical value, intensity of activity, popularity, or other characteristic, followed by a decline; as, the stock market peaked in January; his performance as a pitcher peaked in 1990; sales of the XTX model peaked at 20,000 per year.
Wiktionary
peaknoun
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
peaknoun
The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.
peak
The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe.
peak
The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc.
peak
The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
peak
The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
peak
A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.
peakverb
To reach a highest degree or maximum.
peakverb
To become sick or wan.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Peaknoun
Etymology: peac , Saxon; pique, pic, French.
Thy sister seek,
Or on Meander’s bank or Latmus’ peak. Matthew Prior.To Peakverb
Etymology: pequeno, Spanish, little, perhaps lean: but I believe this word has some other derivation: we say a withered man has a sharp face; Falstaff dying, is said to have a nose as sharp as a pen: from this observation, a sickly man is said to peak or grow acuminated.
Weary se’nnights, nine times nine,
Shall he dwindle, peak and pine. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.I, a dull and muddy mettled rascal, peak,
Like John a dreams, unpregnant of my cause, William Shakespeare.The peaking cornuto her husband, dwelling in a continual larum of jealousy, comes me in the instant of our encounter. William Shakespeare.
Wikipedia
PEAK
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. is an American real estate investment trust that invests in real estate related to the healthcare industry including senior housing, life science, and medical offices. It is organized 2007 in Maryland and headquartered in Denver, Colorado with offices in Nashville and San Francisco. As of December 31, 2019, the company owned interests in 617 properties.
ChatGPT
peak
A peak refers to the highest or maximum point, level, or value of something. It can also refer to a pointed mountain or hilltop. In the context of waves or graphs, a peak is the point at which the highest value is reached. This term is used widely in different fields such as mathematics, finance, physics, geography, and more.
Webster Dictionary
Peaknoun
a point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap
Peaknoun
the top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, esp. when isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe
Peaknoun
the upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc
Peaknoun
the narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it
Peaknoun
the extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill
Peakverb
to rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak
Peakverb
to acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sicky
Peakverb
to pry; to peep slyly
Peakverb
to raise to a position perpendicular, or more nearly so; as, to peak oars, to hold them upright; to peak a gaff or yard, to set it nearer the perpendicular
Etymology: [OE. pek, AS. peac, perh of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. peac a sharp-pointed thing. Cf. Pike.]
Wikidata
Peak
Peak is a children's novel by Roland Smith concerning the physical and emotional challenges that face a fourteen-year-old boy as he climbs Mount Everest. It was first published in 2007. Peak won the 2007 National Outdoor Book Award.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Peak
pēk, n. a point: the pointed end of anything: the top of a mountain: (naut.) the upper outer corner of a sail extended by a gaff or yard, also the extremity of the gaff.—v.i. to rise upward in a peak: to look thin or sickly.—v.t. (naut.) to raise the point (of a gaff) more nearly perpendicular.—adjs. Peaked, pointed: ending in a point: having a thin or sickly look; Peak′ing, sickly, pining, sneaking; Peak′ish, having peaks: thin or sickly looking; Peak′y (Tenn.), having or showing peaks. [M. E. pec—Ir. peac, a sharp thing. Cf. Beak, Pike.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
peak
The more or less conical summit of a mountain whether isolated or forming part of a chain. Also, the upper outer corner of those sails which are extended by a gaff.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PEAK
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Peak is ranked #4076 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Peak surname appeared 8,713 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Peak.
77.3% or 6,742 total occurrences were White.
14.5% or 1,267 total occurrences were Black.
2.8% or 250 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.3% or 200 total occurrences were Asian.
1.9% or 171 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.9% or 83 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'peak' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3444
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'peak' in Nouns Frequency: #1169
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of peak in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of peak in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of peak in a Sentence
As we've moved through the peak season there have been some shifts in demand and customer needs as a result of slowdowns at the West Coast ports.
The sale for $ 238 million has nothing to do with the current market. It has everything to do with 2015, which was around peak luxury, in New York the top end is softening right now because of over-development.
You really questioned ‘did I peak at 25 years old?’ is the most consequential thing that I am going to accomplish already done?
From what I understand talking to the providers that were there during the peak, I don't think we are anywhere near what they were at, they weren't full ; they were three( times) full is really what they were at, and they ran out of all sorts of resources. I don't think we're there yet, thank goodness.
If this model had come out when the Model 3 first launched and passion for Tesla was at its peak, shoppers might have given more latitude, but the expectations have been set and it's likely going to be a tough sell moving forward.
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Translations for peak
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- قمةArabic
- vrcholek, vrcholCzech
- Gipfel, MaximumGerman
- pintoEsperanto
- cimaSpanish
- چکاد, قلهPersian
- [[olla]] [[huippu]], lippa, [[nousta]] [[huipulle]], huippu, maksimipiste, kärki, kynsi, [[olla]] [[korkeimmillaan]], [[saavuttaa]] [[huippunsa]], keulapiikkiFinnish
- cimeFrench
- mullachScottish Gaelic
- hegycsúcs, csúcs, oromHungarian
- գագաթArmenian
- cimaItalian
- 尖頭, 最大値, 山頂, 頂点, 尖頭値, ピーク, 頂上Japanese
- მწვერვალი, წვერო, პიკიGeorgian
- 산꼭대기Korean
- apicemLatin
- keo, tautara, keokeonga, kehoMāori
- врвMacedonian
- piekDutch
- toppNorwegian
- szczytPolish
- picoPortuguese
- pikchuQuechua
- culme, vârfRomanian
- остриё, вершина горы, пик, максимум, вершина, кончикRussian
- spets, toppSwedish
- จุดสูงสุดThai
- cao điểmVietnamese
- 峰Chinese
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