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
Example Sentences
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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
As the culminant point of the island, Pelée is also the ruler of its meteorologic life,—cloud- herder, lightning-forger, and rain-maker.
From Two Years in the French West Indies by Hearn, Lafcadio
In 1830 the fortunes of the Constitutionnel had reached the culminant point.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 by Various
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 England, George Allan
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 Humboldt, Alexander von
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