Definitions for culminate
ˈkʌl məˌneɪtcul·mi·nate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. culminate, climaxverb

   end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

   "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"

2. culminateverb

   bring to a head or to the highest point

   "Seurat culminated pointillism"

3. culminateverb

   reach the highest or most decisive point

4. culminateverb

   reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body

5. culminateverb

   rise to, or form, a summit

   "The helmet culminated in a crest"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. culminateverb

   Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.

2. culminateverb

   To reach the (physical) summit, highest point, peak etc.

3. culminateverb

   To reach a climax; to come to the decisive point (especially as an end or conclusion).

4. culminateverb

   To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.

5. Etymology: Recorded since 1647, from culminatus, the past participle of culminare, from culmen, older form columen, from a Proto-Indo-European base *kel- "to project".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CULMINATEverb

   To be vertical; to be in the meridian.

   Etymology: culmen, Latin.

   Far and wide his eye commands:
   For sight no obstacle found here, or shade,
   But all sunshine; as when his beams at noon
   Culminate from th’ equator. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. iii.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. culminate

   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.

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1. culminate

   Culminate generally means to reach the highest point or degree, climax or to arrive at the final stage of a process, usually marking the completion or the most intense part. It can also refer to the highest or most developed stage in the evolution of something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Culminateverb

   to reach its highest point of altitude; to come to the meridian; to be vertical or directly overhead

2. Culminateverb

   to reach the highest point, as of rank, size, power, numbers, etc

3. Culminateadjective

   growing upward, as distinguished from a lateral growth; -- applied to the growth of corals

4. Etymology: [L. cuimen top or ridge. See Column.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Culminate

   kul′min-āt, v.i. (astron.) to be vertical or at the highest point of altitude: to reach the highest point (with in).—adj. Cul′minant, at its highest point.—n. Culminā′tion, act of culminating: the top: (astron.) transit of a body across the meridian or highest point for the day. [Low L. culmināre, from L. culmen, properly columen, a summit.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of culminate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of culminate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of culminate in a Sentence

1. Ambassador Ron Dermer:

   Israel hopes that the discussions we are now engaged in will culminate in a long-term agreement that will dramatically upgrade Israel's ability to defend itself by itself against any threat and enable Israel to address the enormous challenges we now face in the region.

2. Jake Sullivan:

   But it is still uncertain as to whether this will culminate in a deal in Vienna.

3. Virginia Tech:

   I knew when it came together it was going to be a beautiful thing and they came together, i didn't think it would culminate in this, But we're not going to give it back.

4. Jake Sullivan:

   We’ve seen willingness of all sides, including the Iranians, to talk seriously about sanctions relief restrictions and a pathway back into the JCPOA, but it is still uncertain as to whether this will culminate in a deal in Vienna.

5. Mick Ryan:

   At some point, [their offensives] are likely to culminate, they will need to decide whether they assume a more defensive posture in the coming weeks in order to absorb or respond to any Ukrainian offensives.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=culminate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Culminate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=culminate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culminate
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culminate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=culminate