culmination

cul·mi·nate  (klm-nt)

v.intr. cul·mi·nat·ed, cul·mi·nat·ing, cul·mi·nates

1.

a. To reach the highest point or degree; climax: habitual antagonism that culminated in open hostility.

b. To come to completion; end: Years of waiting culminated in a tearful reunion.

2. Astronomy To reach the highest point above an observer's horizon. Used of stars and other celestial bodies.

v.tr.

To bring to the point of greatest intensity or to completion; climax: The ceremony culminated a long week of preparation.

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[Late Latin culminre, culmint-, from Latin culmen, culmin-, summit; see kel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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culmi·nation n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	culmination - a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development" apogee phase, stage - any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"
	2.	culmination - (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole celestial point - a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)
	3.	culmination - the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" climax story - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines" moment, instant, minute, second - a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"
	4.	culmination - a concluding action                   mop up, windup, completion, closing consummation - the act of bringing to completion or fruition consummation - the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" 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 - the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion; "his follow-through was straight down the line toward the target"; "squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow-through" graduation - the successful completion of a program of study

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culmination

noun climax, conclusion, completion, finale, consummation

Translations

culmination [kʌlmɪˈneɪʃən] n → culminación f; colmo

culmination [kʌlmɪˈneɪʃən] n → point culminant

culmination [kʌlmɪˈneɪʃən] culminate n → Höhepunkt m

culmination [kʌlmɪˈneɪʃən] n → culmine m