Associations to the word «Culmination»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

CULMINATION, noun. A final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development".
CULMINATION, noun. (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon.
CULMINATION, noun. The decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play".
CULMINATION, noun. A concluding action.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.