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Dictionary English-German Informatics. 2015.
Dictionary English-German Informatics. 2015.
Peak — The transition from the end of an economic expansion to the start of a contraction. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. peak peak 1 [piːk] noun [countable] the time when prices, shares etc have reached their highest point or level: • … Financial and business terms
peak — The high point at the end of an economic expansion until the start of a contraction. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. peak peak 1 [piːk] noun [countable] the time when prices, shares etc have reached their highest point or level: • The… … Financial and business terms
Peak coal — is the point in time at which the maximum global coal production rate is reached, after which, according to the theory, the rate of production will enter to a terminal decline. Coal is a fossil fuel formed from plant matter over the course of… … Wikipedia
Peak uranium — is the point in time that the maximum global uranium production rate is reached. After that peak, the rate of production enters a terminal decline. While Uranium is used in nuclear weapons, its primary use is for energy generation via nuclear… … Wikipedia
Peak demand — is used to refer to a historically high point in the sales record of a particular product. In terms of energy use, peak demand describes a period of strong consumer demand. Contents 1 Peak load 1.1 Off peak 1.2 Response … Wikipedia
Peak copper — is the point in time at which the maximum global copper production rate is reached, after which, according to theory, the production rate will enter terminal decline. Copper is among the most important industrial metals. Like fossil fuels, copper … Wikipedia
Peak oil — A logistic distribution shaped production curve, as originally suggested by M. King Hubbert in 1956 … Wikipedia
Peak gas — Further information: Gas depletion and Hubbert peak theory Peak gas is the point in time at which the maximum global natural gas production rate is reached, after which the rate of production enters its terminal decline.[1] Natural gas… … Wikipedia
peak — peak1 [ pik ] noun count ** 1. ) the time when something is at its highest or greatest level: The city s population is about 400,000, down from a peak of 750,000 in the late 1960s. The traffic reaches its peak at about 8:30 in the morning. a )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
peak — I UK [piːk] / US [pɪk] noun [countable] Word forms peak : singular peak plural peaks ** 1) the time when something is at its highest or greatest level The city s population is about 400,000, down from a peak of 750,000 in the late 1960s. The… … English dictionary
peak people — n. A time when the world s population reaches a maximum, after which it steadily declines due to reduced birth rates or global shortages of energy, food, and water. Example Citations: The world is on the threshold of what might be called peak… … New words