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peak (PEEK) (noun)
1. A tapering, projecting point; a pointed extremity: The peak of the roof had a weather vane on it.
2. The pointed summit of a mountain: Shawn hiked to the top of the peak in the Alps.
3. The point of greatest development, value, or intensity: Mildred could feel a peak of excitement in the audience when the symphony came to a conclusion.
2. The pointed summit of a mountain: Shawn hiked to the top of the peak in the Alps.
3. The point of greatest development, value, or intensity: Mildred could feel a peak of excitement in the audience when the symphony came to a conclusion.
peek (PEEK) (verb)
To glance or to look quickly; especially, through an opening or from behind something: Please peek at this picture before Cleo mails it to her aunt.
While playing hide and seek, Nancy's little boy would peek between the curtains at her.
pique (PEEK) (noun)
A state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride or a resentment at being disdained, a fit of displeasure: Marilyn went into a pique when she didn't get her way.
pique (PEEK) (verb)
To excite, to arouse, or to cause curiosity or interest: It seems that brightly colored things often pique a young child's interest.
piqué (pi KAY, pee KAY) (noun)
Fabric, typically cotton, that is tightly woven and features a ribbed or raised pattern, produced especially by a double warp: Janine's new skirt is made of a blue piqué that matches the scarf she bought while she was on her vacation.
Mary said that she will experience a pique if she is unable to get a peek at the new piqué fabric in the store. Her interest was intensified when she found out that one piqué had an image of a famous peak that is located in the nearby mountains.
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(Greek: a "peak", but used by ecologists in the restricted sense of "foothill")
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kilovolts peak, kVp
The highest kilovoltage used in producing a radiograph.
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peak
The point of greatest development, value, or intensity.
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peak demand/load
The maximum energy demand or load in a specified time period.
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peak power current
Amperes produced by a photovoltaic module or array operating at the voltage of the I-V curve that will produce maximum power from the module.
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peak power point
Operating point of the I-V (current-voltage) curve for a solar cell or photovoltaic module where the product of the current value times the voltage value is a maximum.
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peak sun hours
The equivalent number of hours per day when solar irradiance averages 1,000 w/m2; for example, six peak sun hours means that the energy received during total daylight hours equals the energy that would have been received had the irradiance for six hours been 1,000 w/m2.
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peak watt
A unit used to rate the performance of solar cells, modules, or arrays; the maximum nominal output of a photovoltaic device, in watts (Wp) under standardized test conditions, usually 1,000 watts per square meter of sunlight with other conditions; such as, temperature specified.
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