sommet

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French somet, sommette, diminutive derivation of som (“highest part, top of a hill”) from Latin summum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔ.mɛ/
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Noun

sommet m (plural sommets)

  1. summit, peak
    Synonyms: cime, faîte
  2. summit (a conference of leaders)
    Nous avons convenu d’organiser régulièrement des sommets Royaume-Uni-UE réunissant les chefs d’État et de gouvernement pour examiner les progrès accomplis, en commençant par un sommet au cours du premier semestre de l’année prochaine.
    We agreed to periodically organize EU-United-Kingdom summits where heads of State and of government will meet to consider the accomplished progresses, starting by next summit during the first semester of next year.
  3. (mathematics) vertex (point on a curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature)
    le sommet d'une parabole ― the vertex of a parabola
  4. (graph theory) vertex, node

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