Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To reach the highest point or degree; climax.
- intransitive verb To come to completion; end.
- intransitive verb Astronomy To reach the highest point above an observer's horizon. Used of stars and other celestial bodies.
- intransitive verb To bring to the point of greatest intensity or to completion; climax.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To come to or be on the meridian; be in the highest point of altitude, as a star, or, according to the usage of astronomers, reach either the highest or the lowest altitude.
- To reach the highest point, apex, or summit, literally or figuratively.
- noun Growing upward, as distinguished from a lateral growth: applied to the growth of corals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Growing upward, as distinguished from a lateral growth; -- applied to the growth of corals.
- intransitive verb To reach its highest point of altitude; to come to the meridian; to be vertical or directly overhead.
- intransitive verb To reach the highest point, as of rank, size, power, numbers, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive, astronomy Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
- verb intransitive To
reach the (physical)summit , highest point,peak etc. - verb intransitive To reach a
climax ; to come to the decisive point (especially as an end or conclusion). - verb transitive To
finalize , bring to aconclusion , form the climax of.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb bring to a head or to the highest point
- verb rise to, or form, a summit
- verb reach the highest or most decisive point
- verb end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
- verb reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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mohitanand commented on the word culminate
reach the highest or most decisive point
Beethoven's musical genius culminated in the 9th Symphony, which many consider his greatest work.
October 15, 2016