culminant

[ kuhl-muh-nuhnt ]

adjective

culminating; topmost.

Origin of culminant

1595–1605; <Medieval Latin culminant- (stem of culmināns), present participle of culmināre to come to a peak. See culminate, -ant

Words Nearby culminant

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How to use culminant in a sentence

At last came imperial August, and with the glowing month returned Aaron Burr, his designs ripened, his enthusiasm culminant.
A Dream of Empire | William Henry Venable
In 1830 the fortunes of the Constitutionnel had reached the culminant point.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 | Various
We left him in his culminant state; what dreadful decline is this, when we again catch a glimpse of him!
The French Revolution | Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for culminant

culminant

/ (ˈkʌlmɪnənt) /

adjective

highest or culminating

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