culmination
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French culmination, from culminer, or from Medieval Latin culminatus + -tion. American English: /ˌkʌlməˈneɪʃən/
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʌl.mɪnˈeɪ.ʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
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 Thesaurus:apex
Translations
astronomy: attainment of the highest point
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