culmination
[ kuhl-muh-ney-shuhn ]
/ ˌkʌl məˈneɪ ʃən /
noun
the act or fact of culminating.
that in which anything culminates; the culminating position or stage; highest point; acme.
Astronomy.
the position of a celestial body when it is on the meridian.
Origin of culmination
SYNONYMS FOR culmination
OTHER WORDS FROM culmination
non·cul·mi·na·tion, nounWords nearby culmination
culmen,
culmicolous,
culmiferous,
culminant,
culminate,
culmination,
culminative,
culo,
culottes,
culpa,
culpability
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British Dictionary definitions for culmination
culmination
/ (ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃən) /
noun
the final, highest, or decisive point
the act of culminating
astronomy
the highest or lowest altitude attained by a heavenly body as it crosses the meridian