CULMINATION

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

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• See also apex

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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