Culmination — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a final climactic stage

(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌʌlmᵻnˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌʌlmɪnˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌʌlmɪnˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /kˌʌlmᵻnˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development
the deathbed scene is the climax of the play

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

completion closing apogee mop up climax windup

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

culminate	verb	reach the highest or most decisive point
climactic	adjective	consisting of or causing a climax
climax	verb	end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
complete	verb	come or bring to a finish or an end
close	verb	come to a close
wind up	verb	finally be or do something
mop up	verb	finish a task completely

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Höhepunkt

eine letzte Höhepunktphase

🇪🇸Spanish

culminación

una etapa culminante final

🇮🇹Italian

culmine

una fase culminante finale

🇳🇱Dutch

hoogtepunt

een laatste climaxfase

🇵🇹Portuguese

culminação

uma fase climática final

🇷🇺Russian

кульминация

заключительный кульминационный этап

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिणति

एक अंतिम चरम चरण

🇧🇩Bengali

চূড়ান্ত

একটি চূড়ান্ত জলবায়ু পর্যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

உச்சகட்டம்

ஒரு இறுதி உச்சகட்ட நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

పరాకాష్ట

చివరి పతాక దశ

🇮🇳Marathi

कळस

अंतिम क्लायमेटिक टप्पा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરાકાષ્ઠા

અંતિમ પરાકાષ્ઠાનો તબક્કો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಾಕಾಷ್ಠೆ

ಅಂತಿಮ ಪರಾಕಾಷ್ಠೆಯ ಹಂತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമാപനം

ഒരു അവസാന ക്ലൈമാക്സ് ഘട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿਖਰ

ਇੱਕ ਅੰਤਮ ਕਲਾਈਮੇਟਿਕ ਪੜਾਅ

🇵🇰Urdu

انتہا

ایک آخری آب و ہوا کا مرحلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

高潮

最后的高潮阶段

🇯🇵Japanese

集大成

最後のクライマックスステージ

🇰🇷Korean

최고점

마지막 절정 단계

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đỉnh cao

giai đoạn cao trào cuối cùng

🇹🇭Thai

สุดยอด

ระยะไคลแมติกสุดท้าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

puncak

tahap klimaks terakhir

🇵🇭Filipino

kasukdulan

isang huling yugto ng climactic

🇲🇾Malay

kemuncak

peringkat klimaks akhir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الذروة

مرحلة المناخ النهائية

🇮🇷Persian

اوج گیری

آخرین مرحله اوج

🇹🇷Turkish

doruk noktası

son bir doruk noktası aşaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

פִּסגָה

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The primary meaning of 'culmination' is 'a final climactic stage'.

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