culmination

American  

[kuhl-muh-ney-shuhn] / ˌkʌl məˈneɪ ʃən /

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.

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culmination British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• nonculmination noun

Etymology

Origin of culmination

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

Example Sentences

"I'm very excited... it is the culmination of a lifelong dream being able to do this and take part in this whole mission," said Burger.

From BBC

Hegel was a metaphysician whose insistence that Geist, or spirit, pervades the historical process and moves it to some grand culmination is difficult to distinguish from New Age mysticism, and hence charlatanism.

From Salon

“This transaction is the culmination of the Board’s robust process to unlock the full value of our world-class portfolio,” Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times

“Setting a new level of quality unparalleled in Los Angeles, Bellagio Estate is the culmination of three years in construction,” the listing read.

From MarketWatch

The culmination of his early period was his 2016 LP “A Sailor’s Guide to Earth,” which landed at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and won a Grammy for best country album.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• apex
• climax
• completion
• pinnacle