culmination

  • 21culmination — noun the gold medal at Nagano was the culmination of her amateur career Syn: climax, pinnacle, peak, high point, highest point, height, high water mark, top, summit, crest, apex, zenith, crowning moment, apotheosis, apogee; consummation,… …

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  • 22culmination — kulminacija statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Didžiausio pakilimo, įtampos laikas rungtynėse arba varžybose (pvz., finalo bėgimas). kilmė lot. culmen – viršūnė atitikmenys: angl. culmination vok. Kulmination, f rus. кульминация …

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  • 23culmination — culminate ► VERB 1) (usu. culminate in/with) reach or be a climax or point of highest development. 2) archaic or Astrology (of a celestial body) reach or be at the meridian. DERIVATIVES culmination noun. ORIGIN Latin culminare, from culmen summit …

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  • 24culmination — noun 1. a final climactic stage (Freq. 3) their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development • Syn: ↑apogee • Derivationally related forms: ↑culminate • Hypernyms: ↑phase, ↑ …

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  • 25Culmination (Astronomie) — Culmination (Astronomie), astronomisch, das Durchgehen der Sterne durch die Mittagslinie, wo sie den höchsten Gipfel ihrer Höhe erreichen. Aus der Analogie wird der Ausdruck oft auf andere Gegenstände übergetragen; so spricht man von einem… …

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  • 26culmination point — kulminacijos taškas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. culminating point; culmination point vok. Kulminationspunkt, m rus. высшая точка, f; кульминационная точка, f pranc. point culminant, m …

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  • 27culmination — noun Date: 1633 1. the action of culminating 2. culminating position ; climax Synonyms: see summit …

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  • 28CULMINATION — s. f. T. d Astron. Moment du passage d un astre par le méridien …

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  • 29CULMINATION — n. f. T. d’Astronomie Moment du passage d’un astre par le méridien …

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  • 30culmination — noun /kʌl.mɪnˈeɪ.ʃən/ a) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit. b) Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc …

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