| NOUN | time | culmination, apogee | a final climactic stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| location | culmination | (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon | |
| communication | culmination, climax | the decisive moment in a novel or play | |
| act | culmination, completion, closing, windup, mop up | a concluding action |
| Sounds | kah.lmahney'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A final climactic stage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development" | |
| Synonym | apogee | |
| Broader | phase, stage | Any distinct time period in a sequence of events |
| Spanish | apogeo, culminación | |
| Catalan | apogeu, culminació | |
| Verbs | culminate | end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage |
| culminate | bring to a head or to the highest point | |
| culminate | reach the highest or most decisive point | |
| Meaning | (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | astronomy, uranology | The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
| Broader | celestial point | A point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere) |
| Verbs | culminate | reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body |
| Meaning | The decisive moment in a novel or play. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | climax | |
| Part of | story | A piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events |
| Broader | moment, minute, second, instant | A particular point in time |
| Spanish | climax, clímax, punto culminante | |
| Catalan | clímax, punt culminant | |
| Verbs | culminate | end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage |
| culminate | reach the highest or most decisive point | |
| Meaning | A concluding action. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | completion, closing, windup, mop up | |
| Narrower | consummation | The act of bringing to completion or fruition |
| consummation | The completion of marriage by sexual intercourse | |
| finalization, finalisation | The act of finalizing | |
| finish, finishing | The act of finishing | |
| follow-through | carrying some project or intention to full completion | |
| follow-through | The act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion | |
| graduation | The successful completion of a program of study | |
| Broader | termination, ending, conclusion | The act of ending something |
| Spanish | conclusión, culminación, finalización | |
| Catalan | acabament, conclusió, culminació, finalització | |
| Verbs | culminate | end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage |
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