Definition of culmination Culmination

/kʌˌlmʌnejˈʃʌn/ - [kulmuneyshun] - cul•mi•na•tion

We found 11 definitions of culmination from 5 different sources.

What does culmination mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: culminations
culmination - (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
		celestial point a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)
		astronomy, uranology the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
culmination - a concluding action
		completion, closing, windup, mop up
		ending, termination, conclusion the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
		consummation the act of bringing to completion or fruition
		consummation the act of bringing to completion or fruition
		finishing, finish the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"
		finalisation, finalization the act of finalizing
		follow-through carrying some project or intention to full completion; "I appreciated his follow-through on his promise"
		follow-through carrying some project or intention to full completion; "I appreciated his follow-through on his promise"
culmination - the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
		climax
		instant, minute, moment, second a short note; "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"
		story a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"
culmination - a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"
		apogee
		phase, stage (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the full phase of the moon"

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Wiktionary

culmination (Noun)
The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body ; passage across the meridian; transit.
culmination (Noun)
Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

culmination (n.)
The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavently body; passage across the meridian; transit.
culmination (n.)
Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.