culminant
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of culminant
1595–1605; < Medieval Latin culminant- (stem of culmināns ), present participle of culmināre to come to a peak. See culminate, -ant
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I had to use the word that Gethenians would apply only to a person in the culminant phase of kemmer, the alternative being their word for a female animal.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
We left him in his culminant state; what dreadful decline is this, when we again catch a glimpse of him!
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
The culminant point of this system of mountains appears to be the Peak of Torra, situated south-east of Novita.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Alexander von Humboldt
The culminant points of those two systems rise to 1138 and 1040 toises.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Alexander von Humboldt
One of the culminant moments of his life, he felt, was on the evening after the dastardly plot had been carried to its putrid conclusion.
From The Air Trust by George Allan England
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