The difference between Peak and Prime

When used as nouns, peak means a point, whereas prime means the first hour of daylight.

When used as verbs, peak means to reach a highest degree or maximum, whereas prime means to prepare a mechanism for its main work.

When used as adjectives, peak means bad, whereas prime means first in importance, degree, or rank.

check bellow for the other definitions of Peak and Prime

  1. Peak as a noun:

    A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

  2. Peak as a noun:

    The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: apex pinnacle Thesaurus:apex"

    "The stock market reached a peak in September 1929."

  3. Peak as a noun (geography):

    The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: summit top"

    "They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing."

  4. Peak as a noun (geography):

    The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.

  5. Peak as a noun (nautical):

    The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.

    Examples:

    "'peak-halyards"

    "'peak-brails"

  6. Peak as a noun (nautical):

    The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.

  7. Peak as a noun (nautical):

    The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.

  8. Peak as a noun (mathematics):

    A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.

  1. Peak as a verb:

    To reach a highest degree or maximum.

    Examples:

    "Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay."

  2. Peak as a verb:

    To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.

  3. Peak as a verb (nautical, transitive):

    To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular.

  1. Peak as an adjective (MLE):

    Bad

  2. Peak as an adjective (MLE):

    Unlucky; unfortunate

  1. Peak as a verb (intransitive):

    To become sick or wan.

  2. Peak as a verb (intransitive):

    To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.

  3. Peak as a verb (intransitive):

    To pry; to peep slyly.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

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  1. Prime as an adjective:

    First in importance, degree, or rank.

    Examples:

    "Our prime concern here is to keep the community safe."

  2. Prime as an adjective:

    First in time, order, or sequence.

    Examples:

    "Both the English and French governments established prime meridians in their capitals."

  3. Prime as an adjective:

    First in excellence, quality, or value.

    Examples:

    "This is a prime location for a bookstore."

  4. Prime as an adjective (mathematics, lay):

    Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).

    Examples:

    "Thirteen is a prime number."

  5. Prime as an adjective (mathematics, technical):

    Such that if it divides a product, it divides one of the multiplicands.

  6. Prime as an adjective (mathematics):

    Having its complement closed under multiplication: said only of ideals.

  7. Prime as an adjective:

    Marked or distinguished by the prime symbol.

  8. Prime as an adjective:

    Early; blooming; being in the first stage.

  9. Prime as an adjective (obsolete):

    Lecherous; lustful; lewd.

  1. Prime as a noun (historical):

    The first hour of daylight; the first canonical hour.

  2. Prime as a noun (Christianity):

    The religious service appointed to this hour.

  3. Prime as a noun (obsolete):

    The early morning generally.

  4. Prime as a noun (now, _, rare):

    The earliest stage of something.

  5. Prime as a noun:

    The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period.

  6. Prime as a noun:

    The chief or best individual or part.

  7. Prime as a noun (music):

    The first note or tone of a musical scale.

  8. Prime as a noun (fencing):

    The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height.

  9. Prime as a noun (algebra, number theory):

    A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number.

    Examples:

    "3 is a prime."

  10. Prime as a noun (card games):

    A four-card hand containing one card of each suit in the game of primero; the opposite of a flush in poker.

  11. Prime as a noun (backgammon):

    Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing.

    Examples:

    "I'm threatening to build a prime here."

  12. Prime as a noun:

    The symbol ′ used to indicate feet, minutes, derivation and other measures and mathematical operations.

  13. Prime as a noun (chemistry, obsolete):

    Any number expressing the combining weight or equivalent of any particular element; so called because these numbers were respectively reduced to their lowest relative terms on the fixed standard of hydrogen as 1.

  14. Prime as a noun:

    An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system.

  15. Prime as a noun (obsolete):

    The priming in a flintlock.

  16. Prime as a noun (film):

    Contraction of prime lens, a film lens

  1. Prime as a verb (transitive):

    To prepare a mechanism for its main work.

    Examples:

    "You'll have to press this button twice to prime the fuel pump."

  2. Prime as a verb (transitive):

    To apply a coat of primer paint to.

    Examples:

    "I need to prime these handrails before we can apply the finish coat."

  3. Prime as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To be renewed.

  4. Prime as a verb (intransitive):

    To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.

  5. Prime as a verb (intransitive, of a steam boiler):

    To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed.

  6. Prime as a verb:

    To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).

  7. Prime as a verb:

    To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to coach.

    Examples:

    "to prime a witness"

    "The boys are primed for mischief."

  8. Prime as a verb (UK, dialect, obsolete):

    To trim or prune.

    Examples:

    "to prime trees"

  9. Prime as a verb (math):

    To mark with a prime mark.

  1. Prime as a noun (cycling):

    An intermediate sprint within a race, usually offering a prize and/or points.

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