culmination
31culmination — (kul mi na sion) s. f. Terme d astronomie. La plus grande élévation qu un astre atteigne au dessus de l horizon ; le moment de cette plus grande élévation. La longitude de Batna a été provisoirement déduite de la carte de la province de… …
32culmination — Synonyms and related words: Z, accomplishment, acme, acme of perfection, apex, apodosis, apogee, bitter end, brow, cap, catastrophe, ceasing, cessation, climax, close, closure, cloud nine, coda, completing, completion, conclusion, consummation,… …
33culmination — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Acme] Syn. peak, summit, zenith; see climax , top 1 . 2. [Finish] Syn. conclusion, finale, finish; see end 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. conclusion, peak, climax, finish, end, completion, crowning, cap, consummation,… …
34culmination — cul·mi·na·tion || ‚kÊŒlmɪ neɪʃn n. climax, highest point; completion, final action, concluding action …
35culmination — n 1. consummation, perfection, completion, conclusion, closing, termination, ending. 2. climax, acme, zenith, meridian, high noon, orgasm, high point, supreme moment; sublimity, supremacy, perfection, utmost, uttermost; height, extremity, extreme …
36culmination — cul·mi·na·tion …
37culmination — [ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n] noun [singular] the final result of a process or situation …
38culmination — cul•mi•na•tion [[t]ˌkʌl məˈneɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of culminating 2) that in which anything culminates; highest point 3) astron. the position of a celestial body when it is on the meridian • Etymology: 1625–35; < ML …
39culmination — /kʌlməˈneɪʃən/ (say kulmuh nayshuhn) noun 1. the act or fact of culminating. 2. that in which anything culminates; the highest point; the acme. 3. Astronomy the position of a celestial body when it is on the meridian. {17th century; from Late… …
40lower culmination — noun astronomy : the crossing of a circumpolar object over the part of the celestial meridian between the visible pole and the horizon …
