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Definitions for culmination
ˌkʌl məˈneɪ ʃəncul·mi·na·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
apogee, culminationnoun
a final climactic stage
"their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"
culminationnoun
(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
climax, culminationnoun
the decisive moment in a novel or play
"the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop upnoun
a concluding action
Wiktionary
culminationnoun
The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
culminationnoun
Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Culminationnoun
The transit of a planet through the meridian.
Etymology: from culminate.
Wikipedia
Culmination
In observational astronomy, culmination is the passage of a celestial object (such as the Sun, the Moon, a planet, a star, constellation or a deep-sky object) across the observer's local meridian. These events were also known as meridian transits, used in timekeeping and navigation, and measured precisely using a transit telescope. During each day, every celestial object appears to move along a circular path on the celestial sphere due to the Earth's rotation creating two moments when it crosses the meridian. Except at the geographic poles, any celestial object passing through the meridian has an upper culmination, when it reaches its highest point (the moment when it is nearest to the Zenith), and nearly twelve hours later, is followed by a lower culmination, when it reaches its lowest point (nearest to the Nadir). The time of culmination (when the object culminates) is often used to mean upper culmination.An object's altitude (A) in degrees at its upper culmination is equal to 90 minus the observer's latitude (L) plus the object's declination (δ): A = 90° − L + δ.
ChatGPT
culmination
Culmination refers to the highest or final point in a process, event, or achievement. It signifies the peak or climax, often representing the end result or outcome of a series of actions or developments.
Webster Dictionary
Culminationnoun
the attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavently body; passage across the meridian; transit
Culminationnoun
attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc
Etymology: [Cf. F.culmination]
Wikidata
Culmination
In astronomy, the culmination of a planet, star, constellation, etc. is the altitude reached when the object transits over an observer's meridian. During a sidereal day, an astronomical object will cross the meridian twice: once at its upper culmination, when it is at its highest point as seen from the earth, and once at its lower culmination, its lowest point. Often, culmination is used to mean upper culmination. The altitude of an object in degrees at its upper culmination is equal to, where L is the observer's latitude and D is the object's declination Generally, the sun is visible at its upper culmination and not visible at its lower culmination. But during winter near the North Pole, the sun is below the horizon at both of its culminations. In most of the northern hemisphere, Polaris, the "North Star", and the rest of the stars of the constellation Ursa Minor can be seen to rotate around the celestial pole and are all visible at both culminations, as long as the sky is dark enough. Such stars, which never set at the observer's location are described as being circumpolar. These three examples illustrate all three cases, dependent on the latitude of the observer and the declination of the celestial body.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
culmination
In nautical astronomy, is the transit or passage of any celestial body over the meridian of a place.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of culmination in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of culmination in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of culmination in a Sentence
This is the culmination of almost six months of intense consultations.
It was the culmination of probably too many drinks in the pub where there was a conversation about names.
Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris:
This transaction is a game-changer for our industry and reflects the culmination of a vision we have had for more than a decade to bring together these two powerful innovation and material science leaders.
The Lady of Soul honor means a lot, it's the culmination of 15 years of giving my heart and energy to an audience that appreciates it. It's a real privilege to still be able to tap into people's hearts and have ourselves look at ourselves. And for it to come from such a great legacy... This is Soul Train; this is what brought soul music into America's houses.
It would be the culmination of three years of work and the dream of lifetime.
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