culmination
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, stage
2. (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
• Derivationally related forms:
culminate
• Topics:
astronomy, uranology
• Hypernyms:
celestial point
3. the decisive moment in a novel or play
- the deathbed scene is the climax of the play
• Syn:
climax
• Derivationally related forms:
culminate, climactic (for: climax), climax (for: climax)
• Hypernyms:
moment, minute, second, instant
• Part Holonyms:
story
4. a concluding action
• Syn:
completion, closing, windup, mop up
• Derivationally related forms:
mop up (for: mop up), wind up (for: windup), close (for: closing), culminate, complete (for: completion)
• Hypernyms:
termination, ending, conclusion
• Hyponyms:
consummation, finish, finishing, finalization, finalisation,
follow-through, graduation
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