acme
noun
[ ˈakmi ]
• the point at which something is at its best or most highly developed.
• "physics is the acme of scientific knowledge"
Similar:
peak,
pinnacle,
zenith,
highest point,
high point,
crown,
crest,
summit,
top,
tip,
apex,
apogee,
climax,
culmination,
height,
maximum,
optimum,
extremity,
limit,
upper limit,
crowning point,
prime,
flower,
flowering,
bloom,
blooming,
highlight,
high noon,
Origin:
late 16th century: from Greek akmē ‘highest point’. Until the 18th century it was often consciously used as a Greek word and written in Greek letters.
