point of culmination
11culmination — noun the gold medal at Nagano was the culmination of her amateur career Syn: climax, pinnacle, peak, high point, highest point, height, high water mark, top, summit, crest, apex, zenith, crowning moment, apotheosis, apogee; consummation,… …
12culmination — noun 1. a final climactic stage (Freq. 3) their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development • Syn: ↑apogee • Derivationally related forms: ↑culminate • Hypernyms: ↑phase, ↑ …
13point — Synonyms and related words: L, Thule, Ultima Thule, abode, accent, accentuate, ace, acerbity, acidity, acme, acridity, acrimony, aculeate, aculeus, acuminate, acumination, address, advance guard, advantage, affective meaning, aim, aim at, airhead …
14culmination — /kul meuh nay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or fact of culminating. 2. that in which anything culminates; the culminating position or stage; highest point; acme. 3. Astron. the position of a celestial body when it is on the meridian. [1625 35; < ML… …
15culmination — culminate ► VERB 1) (usu. culminate in/with) reach or be a climax or point of highest development. 2) archaic or Astrology (of a celestial body) reach or be at the meridian. DERIVATIVES culmination noun. ORIGIN Latin culminare, from culmen summit …
16point culminant — kulminacijos taškas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. culminating point; culmination point vok. Kulminationspunkt, m rus. высшая точка, f; кульминационная точка, f pranc. point culminant, m …
17culmination — 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,… …
18culmination — n 1. consummation, perfection, completion, conclusion, closing, termination, ending. 2. climax, acme, zenith, meridian, high noon, orgasm, high point, supreme moment; sublimity, supremacy, perfection, utmost, uttermost; height, extremity, extreme …
19culmination — /kʌlməˈneɪʃən/ (say kulmuh nayshuhn) noun 1. the act or fact of culminating. 2. that in which anything culminates; the highest point; the acme. 3. Astronomy the position of a celestial body when it is on the meridian. {17th century; from Late… …
20culmination — noun /kʌl.mɪnˈeɪ.ʃən/ a) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit. b) Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc …
