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. (Zoöl.) 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.
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. (Zoöl.) 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.
