What is "summit"

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.

   Fixed on the summit of the highest mount.
   --Shak.

2. The highest degree; the utmost elevation; the acme; as, the summit of human fame.

3. (Zo["o]l.) The most elevated part of a bivalve shell, or the part in which the hinge is situated.

   Summit level, the highest level of a canal, a railroad, or the like, in surmounting an ascent.

c.1400, "highest point, peak," from Middle French somete, from Old French somete "summit, top," diminutive of som, sum "highest part, top of a hill," from Latin summum, neuter of noun use of summus "highest," related to super "over" (see sum (n.)). The meaning "meeting of heads of state" (1950) is from Winston Churchill's metaphor of "a parley at the summit."

n. 1 (context countable English) A peak; the top of a mountain. 2 (context countable English) A gathering or assembly of leaders. vb. (context transitive hiking climbing colloquial English) To reach the summit of a mountain.

1. n. 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]

4. v. reach the summit of a mountain; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit"

A summit is the highest point of a mountain, hill, road, or railway. The term may also refer to:

A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation. The topographic terms "acme", "apex", "peak", and "zenith" are synonyms.

Summit is a Cold War board wargame introduced in 1961 by Milton Bradley as "The Top Level Game of Global Strategy", with an updated release in 1971. Each player chooses one of the major powers from the 1950s/1960s era and controlled their economic and military buildup during each turn, much like Risk.

"Summit" is an episode of The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 21 May 1999, during the fifth season.

A summit meeting (or just summit) is a meeting of heads of state or government, usually with considerable media exposure, tight security, and a prearranged agenda. Notable summit meetings include those of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin during World War II. However, the term summit was not commonly used for such meetings until the Geneva Summit (1955). During the Cold War, when American presidents joined with Soviet or Chinese counterparts for one-on-one meetings, the media labelled the event as a "summit". The post–Cold War era has produced an increase in the number of "summit" events. Nowadays, international summits are the most common expression for global governance.

Summit is a train station located in Summit, New Jersey, which is served by New Jersey Transit's Morris & Essex Lines (the Gladstone Branch and Morristown Line). The station is located between Union Place on the north and Broad Street on the south, with station access via either side, and between Summit Avenue on the east and Maple Avenue on the west. Constructed in 1904-05 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in a mile-long open cut, it is notable for being one of the few NJ Transit stations with its platforms below street level.

"Summit" is a song by Josh Gabriel, released as a single/EP in 2007 and reaching number 2 in the buzz chart. It includes remixes by Gabriel himself, Christopher Norman and Dusty Kid. It was exclusively released on Beatport on November 15, and was available on iTunes Store from November 29. This is the tenth release from Gabriel & Dresden's label, Organized Nature, and Gabriel's third single/EP after "Wave 3" ( Nebula Recordings) and "Alive".

Summit is a word puzzle and scoring system developed by Winning Moves UK in 2008, and is published in Take A Break and Puzzler Magazines, and appears every Friday in The Evening Standard, and Monday to Friday in the Daily Mail, in the puzzle pages.

Top Trumps also has a version of Summit on the back (bar code) card of every pack (from late 2008 onwards) that asks questions related to the pack and the cards from it.

Summit is an album by Argentinean bandoneonist Astor Piazzolla and jazz saxophonist Gerry Mulligan. The original LP was recorded and released in Italy in 1974.

Summit was America's first monthly climbing and mountaineering magazine, published from 1955 to 1989.

Summit is a supercomputer being developed by IBM for use at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The computer will be finished in 2017, and moved to Oak Ridge in 2018.

Summit is a historic home located at Catonsville, Baltimore County, Maryland. It a large brick house, once part of a country estate owned by James Albert Gary. It features a three-story Italianate tower and large wing extending to the rear. The main façade is three stories and five bays wide, with the tower located on the east side. A one-story porch with square columns and railings runs across the full façade. The mansion was built originally as a summer home and later converted to apartments after its sale to the Summit Park Company in 1919.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

The Summit format is used in jazz to bring together performers on a particular musical instrument. Though these recording often feature other musicians (notably a rhythm section), the main instrument is focused upon in a celebratory way.

The saxophone quartet has since become a somewhat common format, and to a lesser extent the bass clarinet quartet. Additionally, all-percussion ensembles and a cappella groups are common and focus upon a single instrument in a similar way.

German MPS Records produced several albums of this type, including New Violin Summit, Alto Summit, Vibes Summit, The Gypsy Jazz Violin Summit, The String Summit, Trombone Summit and You Better Fly Away by Clarinet Summit.