Associations to the word «Culmination»
Adjective
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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.