culmination
English Thesaurus
1. a concluding action (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | consummation, |
| definition | : | the act of bringing to completion or fruition (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | consummation, |
| definition | : | the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | follow-through, |
| definition | : | carrying some project or intention to full completion (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | follow-through, |
| definition | : | the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | graduation, |
| definition | : | the successful completion of a program of study (noun.act) |
2. the decisive moment in a novel or play (noun.communication)
| part meronym | : | story, |
| definition | : | a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events (noun.communication) |
3. (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | celestial point, |
| definition | : | a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere) (noun.location) |
| domain category | : | astronomy, uranology, |
| definition | : | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole (noun.cognition) |
4. a final climactic stage (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | phase, stage, |
| definition | : | any distinct time period in a sequence of events (noun.time) |
5. a concluding action (noun.act)
| derivation | : | complete, finish, |
| definition | : | come or bring to a finish or an end (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | climax, culminate, |
| definition | : | end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.) (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | close, conclude, |
| definition | : | come to a close (verb.stative) |
6. the decisive moment in a novel or play (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | climax, culminate, |
| definition | : | end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | culminate, |
| definition | : | reach the highest or most decisive point (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | climactic, |
| definition | : | consisting of or causing a climax (adj.all) |
7. (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon (noun.location)
| derivation | : | culminate, |
| definition | : | reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body (verb.motion) |
8. a final climactic stage (noun.time)
| derivation | : | culminate, |
| definition | : | bring to a head or to the highest point (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | climax, culminate, |
| definition | : | end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | culminate, |
| definition | : | reach the highest or most decisive point (verb.social) |
9. a concluding action (noun.act)
| derivation | : | complete, finish, |
| definition | : | come or bring to a finish or an end (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | climax, culminate, |
| definition | : | end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | close, |
| definition | : | finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.) (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | close, conclude, |
| definition | : | come to a close (verb.stative) |
10. the decisive moment in a novel or play (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | climax, culminate, |
| definition | : | end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | culminate, |
| definition | : | reach the highest or most decisive point (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | climactic, |
| definition | : | consisting of or causing a climax (adj.all) |
11. (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon (noun.location)
| derivation | : | culminate, |
| definition | : | reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body (verb.motion) |
12. a final climactic stage (noun.time)
| derivation | : | culminate, |
| definition | : | bring to a head or to the highest point (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | climax, culminate, |
| definition | : | end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | culminate, |
| definition | : | reach the highest or most decisive point (verb.social) |
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