the culminating point, as of achievement or excellence; summit; peak
Word Origin
C16: from Greek akmē
Word Origin and History for acme
n.
"highest point," 1560s, from Greek akme "(highest) point, edge; peak of anything," from PIE root *ak- "sharp" (see acrid). Written in Greek letters until c.1620. The U.S. grocery store chain was founded 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
acme in Technology
company, jargon /ak'mee/ 1. A Company that Makes Everything. The canonical imaginary business. Possibly also derived from the word "acme" meaning "highest point". 2. A program for MS-DOS. [What does it do?] (1994-11-08)