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peak
1. the pointed summit of a mountain
2. a mountain with a pointed summit
3. 
a. a sharp increase in a physical quantity followed by a sharp decrease
b. the maximum value of this quantity
c. (as modifier): peak voltage
4. Nautical
a. the extreme forward (forepeak) or aft (afterpeak) part of the hull
b. (of a fore-and-aft quadrilateral sail) the after uppermost corner
c. the after end of a gaff

peak [pēk]
(geology)
The conical or pointed top of a hill or mountain.
An individual mountain or hill taken as a whole, used especially when it is isolated or has a pointed, conspicuous summit.
(meteorology)
The point of intersection of the cold and warm fronts of a mature extra-tropical cyclone.
(science and technology)
The maximum instantaneous value of a quantity.


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Thursday A KNME Production -- For 25 million years, volcanoes spewed molten rock and ash across New Mexico, forming craters, supervolcanoes, cinder cones, lava flows and peakless mountains.
Series: ME Clamp type: Horizontal, electric toggle Clamp-size range: 390 to 610 tons Injection unit: Electric, reciprocating screw Injection capacity: 40 to 80 oz Applications: General purpose Standard features: AC servomotors on all primary axes; heavy-duty ball screws; UB screw with high plasticating and mixing capacity; automatic mold-thickness setting; Jet Purge circuit; internal memory for 64 mold set-ups; Peakless Pressure Control circuit.
Series: ME Clamp type: Horizontal, electric toggle Clamp-size range: 390 to 610 tons Injection unit: Electric, reciprocating screw Injection capacity: 40 to 80 oz Applications: General purpose Standard features: AC servomotors on all primary axes; heavy-duty ball screws; UB screw with high plasticating and mixing capacity; automatic mold-thickness setting; Jet Purge circuit; internal memory for 64 mold set-ups; Peakless Pressure Control circuit.
 
 
 
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