sommet

Definitions of sommet
  1. noun
    the highest or uppermost side of anything
    synonyms: dessus
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    crête
    the center of a cambered road
    caboche
    the top of the head
    type of:
    côté, face
    a surface forming part of the outside of an object
  2. noun
    the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
    synonyms: cime, crête, pic
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    sommet d'une colline
    the peak of a hill
    cime
    a lofty peak
    pic
    the summit of a mountain
    type of:
    endroit, lieu
    a point located with respect to surface features of some region
  3. noun
    the top of the head
    synonyms: caboche
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    dessus
    the highest or uppermost side of anything
  4. noun
    the center of a cambered road
    synonyms: crête
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    type of:
    dessus
    the highest or uppermost side of anything
  5. noun
    the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
    synonyms: apogée, point culminant
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    degré, niveau
    a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
  6. noun
    the upper part of anything
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    chapiteau
    the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
    tête de mât
    the head or top of a mast
    couronne
    the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel
    pointe, tête
    the top of something
    cime
    the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
    type of:
    région, étendue
    the extended spatial location of something
  7. noun
    a V shape
    synonyms: pointe
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    type of:
    forme convexe
    a shape that curves or bulges outward
  8. noun
    the highest point (of something)
    synonyms: apogée, pointe
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    type of:
    extrème
    the point located farthest from the middle of something
  9. noun
    the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
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    type of:
    apogée, pointe
    the highest point (of something)
  10. noun
    a meeting of heads of governments
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    type of:
    réunion
    a formally arranged gathering
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