Peak

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The British English term for the part of a hat known as the visor in American English Peak Practice, a British television drama series Peak Performance, a sports clothing brand from Sweden Peak, a sneakers brand from China

Computing

PEAKS (software) - a proteomic mass spectrometry software, used to identify and quantitate proteins/peptides. BIAS Peak a professional audio editing program on the Apple platform

Geography and geology

A mountain peak, see summit Hubbert peak theory or peak oil, a theory that oil production worldwide is expected to reach a maximum level after which it will decline
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More specifically, a pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point

Mathematics and physics

The highest, or sometimes the highest and lowest (see peak-to-peak), points on a varying waveform Peak electricity usage times or peak demand, see Energy demand management Peak (geometry), an (n-3)-dimensional element of a polytope

Pharmacology

Peak (pharmacology) or when a drug reaches its maximum plasma concentrations

Psychology

Peak experiences

Transportation

Another name for the rush hour The highest corner of a four-sided, fore-aft sail A nicknamed used to refer to the British Rail Class 44 diesel locomotives, and also classes 45 and 46

As a proper noun

Peak Sport, Chinese sports apparel manufacturer Peak Records, a record label Peak to Peak Charter School

Proper geographical names include:

Peak District in the Midlands of England Pikes Peak in Colorado, United States Victoria Peak in Hong Kong Peak, a village in Ya Tung, Cambodia Peak Castle, Derbyshire

Book title

Peak (novel), written by Roland Smith.