completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
(noun) a concluding action
climax, culmination
(noun) the decisive moment in a novel or play; “the deathbed scene is the climax of the play”
culmination
(noun) (astronomy) a heavenly body’s highest celestial point above an observer’s horizon
apogee, culmination
(noun) a final climactic stage; “their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
culmination (countable and uncountable, plural culminations)
(astronomy) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.
• See also apex
Source: Wiktionary
Cul"mi*na"tion (kl`m-n"shn), n. Etym: [Cf. F.culmination]
1. The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavently body; passage across the meridian; transit.
2. Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
