Summit \Sum"mit\, n. [F. sommet, dim. of OF. som, sum, top, from
L. summum, from summus highest. See Sum, n.]
1. The top; the highest point.
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Fixed on the summit of the highest mount. --Shak.
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2. The highest degree; the utmost elevation; the acme; as,
the summit of human fame.
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3. (Zool.) The most elevated part of a bivalve shell, or the
part in which the hinge is situated.
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Summit level, the highest level of a canal, a railroad, or
the like, in surmounting an ascent.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
summit
n 1: the highest level or degree attainable; "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" [syn: acme, height,
elevation, peak, pinnacle, superlative, top]
2: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak
was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of
Monadnock" [syn: peak, crown, crest, top, tip]
3: a meeting of heads of governments [syn: summit meeting]
v : reach the summit of a mountain; "Many mountaineers go up Mt.
Everest but not all summit"
WordNet (r) 2.0
107 Moby Thesaurus words for "summit":
acme, acme of perfection, all, apex, apogee, audience, bargaining,
bargaining session, brow, cap, capstone, ceiling, climax,
cloud nine, conclave, confab, confabulation, conference,
confrontation, congress, consultation, consummation, convention,
council, council fire, council of war, crest, crown, culmen,
culmination, discussion, edge, end, exchange of views, extreme,
extreme limit, extremity, eyeball-to-eyeball encounter, heaven,
heavens, height, high noon, high-level talk, highest degree,
highest pitch, highest point, hilltop, huddle,
interchange of views, interview, knoll, last word, limit,
lofty peak, maximum, meeting, meridian, mountaintop, ne plus ultra,
negotiations, news conference, no place higher, noon, nth degree,
palaver, parley, peak, perfection, pic, pico, pike, pink,
pink of perfection, pinnacle, pitch, point, pole, pourparler,
powwow, precipice, press conference, ridge, roof, seance, session,
seventh heaven, sitting, sky, spire, spur, summit conference,
summitry, the whole, tip, tip-top, top, tor, ultimate, upmost,
upper extremity, uppermost, utmost, utmost extent, uttermost,
vertex, very top, zenith
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Summit, AR (city, FIPS 67940)
Location: 36.25014 N, 92.68743 W
Population (1990): 480 (235 housing units)
Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Summit, IL (village, FIPS 73638)
Location: 41.78477 N, 87.81620 W
Population (1990): 9971 (3514 housing units)
Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Summit, MS (town, FIPS 71480)
Location: 31.28466 N, 90.46615 W
Population (1990): 1566 (661 housing units)
Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 39666
Summit, NJ (city, FIPS 71430)
Location: 40.71493 N, 74.36540 W
Population (1990): 19757 (8003 housing units)
Area: 15.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 07901
Summit, NY
Zip code(s): 12175
Summit, OK (town, FIPS 71450)
Location: 35.66890 N, 95.42235 W
Population (1990): 170 (66 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Summit, SC (town, FIPS 70315)
Location: 33.92433 N, 81.42326 W
Population (1990): 242 (86 housing units)
Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Summit, SD (town, FIPS 62220)
Location: 45.30378 N, 97.03675 W
Population (1990): 267 (138 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 57266
Summit, UT
Zip code(s): 84772
Summit, WA (CDP, FIPS 68365)
Location: 47.17213 N, 122.35800 W
Population (1990): 6312 (2359 housing units)
Area: 12.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Summit -- U.S. County in Ohio
Population (2000): 542899
Housing Units (2000): 230880
Land area (2000): 412.723297 sq. miles (1068.948386 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 7.338126 sq. miles (19.005659 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 420.061423 sq. miles (1087.954045 sq. km)
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 41.095605 N, 81.520637 W
Headwords:
Summit
Summit, OH
Summit County
Summit County, OH
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Summit -- U.S. County in Utah
Population (2000): 29736
Housing Units (2000): 17489
Land area (2000): 1871.047522 sq. miles (4845.990629 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 10.998556 sq. miles (28.486127 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1882.046078 sq. miles (4874.476756 sq. km)
Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location: 40.828522 N, 111.273030 W
Headwords:
Summit
Summit, UT
Summit County
Summit County, UT
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Summit -- U.S. County in Colorado
Population (2000): 23548
Housing Units (2000): 24201
Land area (2000): 608.161860 sq. miles (1575.131920 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 11.089165 sq. miles (28.720803 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 619.251025 sq. miles (1603.852723 sq. km)
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 39.574638 N, 106.070643 W
Headwords:
Summit
Summit, CO
Summit County
Summit County, CO
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Summit, AZ -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Arizona
Population (2000): 3702
Housing Units (2000): 1259
Land area (2000): 10.120625 sq. miles (26.212298 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 10.120625 sq. miles (26.212298 sq. km)
FIPS code: 70240
Located within: Arizona (AZ), FIPS 04
Location: 32.063213 N, 110.943549 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
Summit, AZ
Summit
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Summit, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
Population (2000): 586
Housing Units (2000): 280
Land area (2000): 1.225333 sq. miles (3.173598 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.225333 sq. miles (3.173598 sq. km)
FIPS code: 67940
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 36.250212 N, 92.687592 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
Summit, AR
Summit
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Summit, NJ -- U.S. city in New Jersey
Population (2000): 21131
Housing Units (2000): 8146
Land area (2000): 6.053503 sq. miles (15.678499 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.021436 sq. miles (0.055519 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.074939 sq. miles (15.734018 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71430
Located within: New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
Location: 40.716201 N, 74.362459 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 07901
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Summit, NJ
Summit
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Summit, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 226
Housing Units (2000): 73
Land area (2000): 0.912003 sq. miles (2.362077 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.912003 sq. miles (2.362077 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71450
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 35.665561 N, 95.425232 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
Summit, OK
Summit
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Summit, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 10637
Housing Units (2000): 3552
Land area (2000): 2.123687 sq. miles (5.500324 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.153506 sq. miles (0.397578 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.277193 sq. miles (5.897902 sq. km)
FIPS code: 73638
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 41.788530 N, 87.813909 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
Summit, IL
Summit
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Summit, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina
Population (2000): 219
Housing Units (2000): 103
Land area (2000): 1.507531 sq. miles (3.904487 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.507531 sq. miles (3.904487 sq. km)
FIPS code: 70315
Located within: South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
Location: 33.924475 N, 81.423098 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
Summit, SC
Summit
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Summit, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota
Population (2000): 281
Housing Units (2000): 144
Land area (2000): 0.376049 sq. miles (0.973963 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.376049 sq. miles (0.973963 sq. km)
FIPS code: 62220
Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location: 45.303743 N, 97.037106 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 57266
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Summit, SD
Summit
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Summit, WA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington
Population (2000): 8041
Housing Units (2000): 3090
Land area (2000): 5.166308 sq. miles (13.380677 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5.166308 sq. miles (13.380677 sq. km)
FIPS code: 68365
Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location: 47.167657 N, 122.358616 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Summit, WA
Summit
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Summit, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
Population (2000): 1428
Housing Units (2000): 658
Land area (2000): 1.682166 sq. miles (4.356790 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000707 sq. miles (0.001830 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.682873 sq. miles (4.358620 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71480
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 31.282793 N, 90.466773 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 39666
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Summit, MS
Summit
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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