Pinnacle

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• Pinnacle — Systems Unternehmensform Kapitalgesellschaft Unternehmenssitz Mount …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• pinnacle — [pin′ə kəl] n. [ME pinacle < MFr < LL(Ec) pinnaculum, dim. L pinna, pinnacle, feather: see PEN2] 1. a small turret or spire on a buttress or a supporting pier 2. a pointed formation, as at the top of a mountain; peak 3. the highest point;… …   English World dictionary

• Pinnacle — (Dinner Plain,Австралия) Категория отеля: Адрес: 1932 Tower Road, 3898 Dinner Plain, Австр …   Каталог отелей

• Pinnacle — Pin na*cle, n. [OE. pinacle, F. pinacle, L. pinnaculum, fr. pinna pinnacle, feather. See {Pin} a peg.] 1. (Arch.) An architectural member, upright, and generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pinnacle — Pin na*cle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinnacled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pinnacling}.] To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles. T. Warton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pinnacle — I noun acme, apex, apogee, cap, ceiling, climax, consummation, crest, crown, crowning point, culmination, extremity, head, height, highest degree, highest point, meridian, peak, point, summit, tip, top, upper extremity, utmost extent, utmost… …   Law dictionary

• pinnacle — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. pinacle (1261), from L.L. pinnaculum gable, dim. of pinna peak, point, often confused with penna wing, feather. Figurative use is attested from c.1400 …   Etymology dictionary

• pinnacle — *summit, peak, apex, acme, climax, culmination, meridian, zenith, apogee …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• pinnacle — [n] top, crest acme, apex, apogee, climax, cone, crown, culmination, greatest, height, max*, most*, needle*, obelisk, peak, pyramid, spire, steeple, summit, tops, tower, vertex, zenith; concepts 706,836 Ant. base, bottom, nadir …   New thesaurus

• pinnacle — ► NOUN 1) a high pointed piece of rock. 2) a small pointed turret built as an ornament on a roof. 3) the most successful point. ORIGIN Latin pinnaculum, from pinna wing, point …   English terms dictionary