Canadian French Meaning of pinnacle

pinacle

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Definitions and Meaning of pinnacle in English

Wordnet

pinnacle (n)

(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

a lofty peak

Wordnet

pinnacle (v)

surmount with a pinnacle

raise on or as if on a pinnacle

Webster

pinnacle (n.)

An architectural member, upright, and generally ending in a small spire, -- used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire, and the like. Pinnacles may be considered primarily as added weight, where it is necessary to resist the thrust of an arch, etc.

Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed summit.

Webster

pinnacle (v. t.)

To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles.

FAQs About the word pinnacle

pinacle

(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower, the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development, a lofty peak

sommet,culmination,hauteur,pic,supérieur,zénith,Apogée,Apogée,clé de voûte,climax

base,Bas,pied,nadir,Abîme,minimum,le fond du baril

pinnace => pinasse, pinna => Pavillon de l'oreille, pinky => petit doigt, pink-tipped => À pointes roses, pink-tinged => rosé,