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| heyday n | (prime, greatest time) (figuurlijk) | bloei, toppunt nw de, ont. |
| | | gloriedagen nw mv |
| | In its heyday, this theatre was packed every night. |
vertex,
plural: vertices,
vertexes n | (mountain: summit) (van een berg) | top nw de |
| | | toppunt nw het |
| | The monks built the temple on the vertex of the mountain. |
| acme n | (pinnacle, peak) | toppunt, hoogtepunt nw het |
| | The acme of the industrial revolution was reached in the late 19th century. |
| peak n | (top) | piek, top nw de |
| | (figuurlijk) | hoogtepunt, toppunt nw het |
| | From the roof's peak, Janice could see right across the valley. |
| culmination n | (highest point) | toppunt nw het |
| | | hoogtepunt nw het |
| | The planet will reach the culmination of its orbit in the night sky this weekend. |
| pinnacle n | figurative (culmination) (figuurlijk) | toppunt nw het |
| | This deal will mark the pinnacle of my career. |
vertex,
plural: vertices,
vertexes n | (geometry: highest point) (ballistiek) | vertex nw de |
| | (ballistiek) | culminatiepunt nw het |
| | | toppunt nw het |
| | The altitude is the line from the vertex of a triangle to its opposite side. |
| cusp n | figurative (threshold, point between) | keerpunt nw het |
| | | toppunt nw het |
| | September marks the cusp of summer and autumn. |
| zenith n | figurative (highest point) (figuurlijk) | toppunt nw het |
| | The zenith of Schmidt's career was when he won the world championship. |
| apogee n | figurative (highest point) (figuurlijk) | toppunt, hoogtepunt nw het |
| | (figuurlijk) | hoogste punt bn+nw het |
| | 1969 was the apogee of the hippie era. |
| high-water mark n | figurative (achievement) | toppunt, hoogtepunt nw het |
| | The end of the second century was the high-water mark of the Roman Empire. |
| summit n | figurative (top) | top nw de |
| | | toppunt nw het |
| | Adam had worked hard and had finally reached the summit of his career. |
| meridian n | figurative, literary (highest point) (figuurlijk) | toppunt, hoogtepunt nw het |
| the ultimate n | (final, most extreme) | toppunt nw het |
| | | summum nw het |
| | She considered silk sheets the ultimate in luxury. |
| | Ze vond zijden lakens het toppunt van luxe. |
the prime of your life,
the prime of life n | (best, healthiest time in life) (figuurlijk) | bloei nw de |
| | | toppunt nw het |
| | | beste deel nw het |
| | Many people say that your thirties are the prime of your life. |