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peak bagging

peak bagging noun: the activity of attempting to reach the summits of a collection of peaks, usually those above some height or prominence in a particular region, or having a particular feature.

Noun

peak bagging (uncountable)

  1. The activity of attempting to reach the summits of a collection of peaks, usually those above some height or prominence in a particular region, or having a particular feature.
    • Everyone knows the English have an obsessive habit for collecting things, but there are few more obsessive pastimes than the sport of peak bagging.2009, Oliver Berry, The Lake District, →ISBN, page 104
    • The great thing about peak bagging with kids when they're very young is that just about anything will do.2013, Scott Graham, Extreme Kids, →ISBN
  2. Curve fitting the resonant peaks in an oscillation spectrum.
    • When the identification is achieved, peak bagging can be performed; the theory of which is explained here. The practice of mode identification and peak bagging is developed through the use of hare-and-hound exercise.2013, Michael J. Thompson, Margarida S. Cunha, Mário J.P.F.G. Monteiro, Asteroseismology Across the HR Diagram, →ISBN, page 109

Forms of peak bagging

alternative formpeakbagging
alternative formpeak-bagging

Words formed from peak bagging

  • Munro bagging

Questions about peak bagging

What does peak bagging mean?
Peak bagging means the activity of attempting to reach the summits of a collection of peaks, usually those above some height or prominence in a particular region, or having a particular feature.
What part of speech is peak bagging?
Peak bagging is a noun.

Words near peak bagging in the dictionary

  1. peajacket
  2. peajacketed
  3. peajackets
  4. peak
  5. Peak 15
  6. peak bagging
  7. peak bodies
  8. peak body
  9. Peak Dale
  10. peak detector
  11. peak detectors

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