Definitions for culmination
ˌkʌl məˈneɪ ʃəncul·mi·na·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. apogee, culminationnoun

   a final climactic stage

   "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"

2. culminationnoun

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

3. climax, culminationnoun

   the decisive moment in a novel or play

   "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"

4. completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop upnoun

   a concluding action

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. culminationnoun

   The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.

2. culminationnoun

   Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.

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

1. Culminationnoun

   The transit of a planet through the meridian.

   Etymology: from culminate.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Culminationnoun

   the attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavently body; passage across the meridian; transit

2. Culminationnoun

   attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc

3. Etymology: [Cf. F.culmination]

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1. 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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. culmination

   In nautical astronomy, is the transit or passage of any celestial body over the meridian of a place.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of culmination in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of culmination in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of culmination in a Sentence

1. Leo Varadkar:

   What we see is the culmination of a quiet revolution that has been taking place in Ireland over the last couple of decades.

2. Sam Smith:

   It was the culmination of probably too many drinks in the pub where there was a conversation about names.

3. Guy Herve Kam:

   Today I am very proud to see the culmination of a legal battle of almost 30 years, proud to have a country where justice works.

4. David Levinson in an interview:

   My father was left behind and in an agreement where there was a prisoner swap in the culmination and finalization of the Iran nuclear deal.

5. Charles Krauthammer:

   It really is a very strong statement from the court about the unbelievable overreach of this president and his administration, it's not a decision that's standing out on its own. This is the culmination of a string of decisions from the courts rebuking the president and his administration for time after time exceeding its authority and stepping over the authority of the other branches.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=culmination
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Culmination
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=culmination
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culmination
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culmination
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=culmination
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=culmination