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Peak - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: All, Allophone, Alp, Alveolar, Apex, Apogee, Articulation, Aspiration, Assimilation, Bilabial, Bill, Boom, Bore, Break, Brim, Bust |
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A peak is a mountaintop that has been modified by the action of ice during glaciation. Ice fields develop bowl shaped basins in the sides of a mountain called cirques. These encroach on each other to produce ridges known as arêtes. The meeting of three or more arêtes forms a peak. |
Example Usage of Peak |
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kevinrommen: RT @uncle_paulie: We updated @MonsterDebugger to version 2.5.1 on Saturday.Also a sneak Peak on V3.0 http://bit.ly/4stVfE What you think? |
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mariekinslow: Golf drama reaches Peak at Mouse's House - Villages Daily Sun http://bit.ly/6XKkw |
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