culmination

culmination
Synonyms and related words:
Z, accomplishment, acme, acme of perfection, apex, apodosis, apogee, bitter end, brow, cap, catastrophe, ceasing, cessation, climax, close, closure, cloud nine, coda, completing, completion, conclusion, consummation, crack of doom, crest, crown, culmen, curtain, curtains, death, decease, denouement, destination, destiny, doom, edge, effect, end, end point, end result, ending, envoi, epilogue, eschatology, expiration, extreme limit, extremity, fate, final result, final solution, final twitch, final words, finale, finality, finis, finish, finishing, fulfillment, full development, goal, heaven, heavens, height, high noon, highest pitch, highest point, izzard, last, last act, last breath, last gasp, last things, last trumpet, last word, last words, latter end, limit, maturation, maturity, maximum, meridian, mountaintop, ne plus ultra, no place higher, noon, omega, payoff, peak, perfection, period, peroration, pink, pink of perfection, pinnacle, pitch, point, pole, quietus, realization, resolution, resting place, ridge, ripeness, rounding off, rounding out, seventh heaven, sky, spire, stoppage, stopping place, summit, swan song, term, terminal, termination, terminus, tip, tip-top, top, topping off, topping-off, ultimate, upmost, upper extremity, uppermost, utmost, vertex, very top, windup, zenith

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  • culmination — [ kylminasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • v. 1600 fig.; lat. culminatio, de culminare → culminer ♦ Astron. Passage d un astre à son point culminant. ● culmination nom féminin Chacun des deux points du méridien d un lieu en lesquels passe quotidiennement un astre,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Culmination — Cul mi*na tion (k[u^]l m? n? sh?n), n. [Cf. F.culmination] 1. The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit. [1913 Webster] 2. Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • culmination — (n.) 1630s, from Fr. culmination, noun of action from L.L. culminare (see CULMINATE (Cf. culminate)). Originally a term in astronomy/astrology; figurative use is from 1650s …   Etymology dictionary

  • Culmination — (v. lat.), 1) die höchste Erhebung eines Himmelskörpers über den Horizont, bei seiner scheinbaren täglichen Bewegung von Ost nach West. Es entspricht solche dem Moment, wenn ein Stern (Sonne od. Mond mit ihrem Mittelpunkt) durch den Meridian… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Culmination — Culmination, in der Astronomie der Durchgang eines Gestirns durch den Meridian oder Mittagskreis des Beobachters; das Gestirn hat in diesem Augenblicke die größte Höhe, den höchsten Punkt seines Tagbogens (culmen arcus diurni) erreicht, »es… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • culmination — I noun acme, apex, apogee, cap, climax, crest, crown, crowning touch, head, height, highest point, peak, pinnacle, summit, top, topmost point, utmost height, zenith II index ceiling, conclusion (outcome), consequence ( …   Law dictionary

  • culmination — CULMINATION. s. f. Terme d Astronomie. Moment du passage d un astre par le méridien …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • culmination — фр. [кюльминасьо/н], англ. [калминэ/йшн] culminazione ит. [кульминацио/нэ] кульминация …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • culmination — peak, climax, apex, acme, *summit, pinnacle, meridian, zenith, apogee …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • culmination — [n] conclusion; climactic stage acme, all the way*, apex, apogee, blow off*, capper*, climax, completion, consummation, critical mass, crown, crowning touch, finale, finish, height, limit, maximum, meridian, ne plus ultra, noon, payoff, peak,… …   New thesaurus

  • culmination — [kul΄mə nā′shən] n. 1. a culminating; reaching of the highest or lowest altitude or point 2. the highest point; zenith; climax …   English World dictionary

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