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Definisjon av culmination

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Noun
culmination - (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
celestial point a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)
astronomy, uranology the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
culmination - a concluding action
completion, closing, windup, mop up
ending, termination, conclusion the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
consummation the act of bringing to completion or fruition
consummation the act of bringing to completion or fruition
finishing, finish the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"
finalisation, finalization the act of finalizing
follow-through carrying some project or intention to full completion; "I appreciated his follow-through on his promise"
follow-through carrying some project or intention to full completion; "I appreciated his follow-through on his promise"
culmination - the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
climax
instant, minute, moment, second a short note; "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"
story a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"
culmination - a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"
apogee
phase, stage (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the full phase of the moon"
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Substantiv
culmination - The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
culmination - Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.

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  • In astronomy, the culmination, at a given point, of a planet, star, constellation, etc. is the time within the diurnal motion when it appears on 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.

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  • culmination
    The highest level or degree attainable.
  • culmination
    A final climactic stage.

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  • Flertall: culminations

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