transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌpə(r)moʊst ]
1.
The uppermost part of something is the part that is higher than the rest of it. The uppermost thing is the highest one of a group of things.
John was on the uppermost floor of the three-storey gatehouse...
The rain spattered on the uppermost leaves.
= topmost
ADJ : usu ADJ n
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Uppermost is also an adverb.
Lift the fish and carefully place it on a large board, flat side uppermost.
= up
ADV : n ADV
2.
If something is uppermost in a particular situation, it is the most important thing in that situation.
The economy appears to be uppermost in people’s minds...
ADJ : usu v-link ADJ