culmination

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French culmination, from culminer, or from Medieval Latin culminatus + -tion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkʌlməˈneɪʃən/
• IPA^(key): /ˌkʌl.mɪnˈeɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

culmination (countable and uncountable, plural culminations)

1. (astronomy) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
2. Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:apex

Related terms

• culminate

Translations

astronomy: attainment of the highest point

• Armenian: բարձրակետ (hy) (barjraket), գագաթնակետ (hy) (gagatʻnaket)
• Bulgarian: зенит (bg) m (zenit)
• Finnish: kulminaatio
• German: Gipfelpunkt (de) m
• Greek: μεσημβρινή διάβαση (mesimvriní diávasi)
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• Persian: گذر (fa) (gozar), تکبد (takabbod)
• Russian: кульмина́ция (ru) f (kulʹminácija)
• Turkish: doruk (tr), zirve (tr)

arrival of the highest pitch of glory

• Bulgarian: кулминация (bg) f (kulminacija)
• Finnish: huippu (fi), huipentuma (fi), huippuhetki
• German: Höhepunkt (de) m
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• Russian: кульмина́ция (ru) f (kulʹminácija), зени́т (ru) m (zenít)
• Turkish: bitiş (tr), nihayet (tr) (obsolescent), sonuçlanma (tr)