culmination
the act or fact of culminating.
that in which anything culminates; the culminating position or stage; highest point; acme.
Astronomy. the position of a celestial body when it is on the meridian.
Origin of culmination
1Other words for culmination
Other words from culmination
- non·cul·mi·na·tion, noun
Words Nearby culmination
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use culmination in a sentence
Released on September 16, the nine new guidelines are the culmination of several consultations held with policymakers, child development researchers, AI practitioners, and kids around the world.
Why kids need special protection from AI’s influence | Karen Hao | September 17, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewThat computer will be the culmination of decades of scientific research and breakthroughs, including foundational work done by Charles Bennett, a pioneering scientist and IBM fellow.
IBM plans a huge leap in superfast quantum computing by 2023 | rhhackettfortune | September 15, 2020 | FortuneThis weekend brings the culmination of Sundance, the annual CAMP Rehoboth fundraiser that normally features a packed dance floor.
It begins with the phrase “what if,” and it’s the culmination of a simple, three-step ideation process that makes innovation possible—even in the most rigid of companies and industries.
Nor did these Christian players’ attitudes toward Muslims in general change much on surveys taken at the start and culmination of the league.
Interfaith soccer teams eased Muslim-Christian tensions — to a point | Sujata Gupta | August 13, 2020 | Science News
There are so many factors at play, but in the end, the culmination of them resulted in your death.
Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen | Parker Molloy | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe decision to cease operations at the multi-site church is the culmination of a tumultuous year.
Megachurch Mars Hill To close Doors: What Does the Future Hold Now? | Warren Throckmorton | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is the big enchilada, and the culmination of the alleged death spiral.
His apparent suicide was likely the culmination of a brutal daily battle with severe depression that he shared with millions.
Robin Williams’ Deadly Depression | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad | August 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut I do think it is an interesting culmination of what our characters have been through together.
Natasha Lyonne and Yael Stone on OITNB’s Heartbreaking Scene | Kevin Fallon | July 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOf the Feralia of February 21, the culmination of the festival of the kindred dead (Parentalia), we have already spoken.
The Religion of Ancient Rome | Cyril BaileyThe six weeks which he spent in Paris were the culmination of his pleasure trip.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyIn order to reach the star at lower culmination the finder tube had to be thrown out of parallelism with the main telescope.
Photographs of Nebul and Clusters | James Edward KeelerHe saw the great economic machine grinding on day and night, the mighty forces rushing to their culmination.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton Sinclairculmination of belief in demonic power of woman in witchcraft persecutions.
Taboo and Genetics | Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
British Dictionary definitions for culmination
/ (ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃən) /
the final, highest, or decisive point
the act of culminating
astronomy the highest or lowest altitude attained by a heavenly body as it crosses the meridian
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse