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Pronunciation
p�k, /pi�k/, /<tt>pi:k</tt>/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�k|Rhymes: -i�k

Homophones
peek
peke
pique

Noun
en-noun

1. A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
2. geography 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.
3. nautical The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc.
4. nautical The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
5. nautical The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
6. math For sine waves, the point at which the value of y is at its maximum.

Translations
trans-top|point, sharp end
Finnish: kärki
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Japanese: �� (ch�ten), �頭 (sent�)
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trans-top|mountain top
Arabic: Arab|��ة IPAchar|(qémma) f
Chinese: �峰 (ji�nf�ng)
Dutch: piek
Finnish: huippu
French: cime f
German: Gipfel m
Hungarian: csúcs
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Italian: cima f
Japanese: �� (�����, ch�j�), 山� (�����, sanch�)
Korean: �꼭�기 (sankkokdaegi)
Portuguese: pico m
Russian: ве��ина (veršína) f
Spanish: cima f
Swedish: topp c, spets c
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trans-top|upper-after corner of sail
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trans-top|narrow part of bow
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Finnish: keulapiikki

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trans-top|tip of anchor fluke
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Finnish: kynsi
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trans-top|point where a function attains a maximum
Finnish: maksimipiste
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Japanese: �大� (saidaichi), �頭� (sent�chi)
Swedish: topp
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ttbc|Albanian: majë f
ttbc|Catalan: cim m
ttbc|Croatian: vrh m
ttbc|Hungarian: csúcs
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ttbc|Italian: culmine m (1,2)
ttbc|Portuguese: cume m (2)
ttbc|Romanian: vârf f and m
ttbc|Spanish: cima f
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Verb
en-verb|peaks|peaking|peaked

1. To reach a peak or maximum.

#* Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay.

Translations
trans-top|to reach a peak
Finnish: saavuttaa huppunsa
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Derived terms
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ar:peak
fa:peak
fr:peak
io:peak
it:peak
lt:peak
pl:peak
ru:peak
fi:peak
ta:peak
te:peak
vi:peak
tr:peak
zh:peak

• 2007-11-15 02:18 - Stephen G. Brown - /* Translations */

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