culmination

[ kuhl-muh-ney-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act or fact of culminating.
2. that in which anything culminates; the culminating position or stage; highest point; acme.

   Synonyms: summit, peak, zenith, climax

3. Astronomy. the position of a celestial body when it is on the meridian.

culmination

/ ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃən /

noun

1. the final, highest, or decisive point
2. the act of culminating
3. astronomy the highest or lowest altitude attained by a heavenly body as it crosses the meridian

Other Words From

• noncul·mi·nation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of culmination¹

1625–35; < Medieval Latin culminātiōn-, stem of culminātiō; culminate, -ion

Example Sentences

No distractions are too minor when it comes to the Suneung, which many see as a culmination of years of formal education - and a turning point that determines their university placements, careers, and social statuses.

From BBC

Romeo, who is still at sea and unavailable for comment, has been obsessed with Earhart since childhood, and finding the aviator’s aircraft would have been the culmination of a dream set into motion after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2021, McFadden himself branded the "terrible and distressing" riots in the US Capitol building that year the "culmination of the Trump presidency".

From BBC

London 2012, he says "felt like it was the culmination of my whole career".

From BBC

The album was not just the fulfilment of Jackson's talent, but the culmination of Jones's career, as he used his peerless musical expertise to define the 1980s with a sleek and polished fusion of R&B and pop.

From BBC

Related Words

• apex
• climax
• completion
• pinnacle