peakinggerund / present participle Used attributively in compounds such as “peaking power plant”, describing something designed for, or undergoing, a peak.
Definitions
Designed to operate during periods of maximum demand or at the highest level of performance; undergoing or causing a peak. The utility built a peaking power plant to handle summer electricity loads.
Synonyms
hitting a peak
reaching a peak
at peak
peakgerund / present participle Used for the present-participle form "peaking" functioning adjectivally (e.g., "peaking demand").
Definitions
Reaching or at its highest point or level. Peaking prices have pushed many buyers out of the market.