"culmination" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

A final climactic stage (synset 115316435)
"their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"

is a type of: phase, stage - any distinct time period in a sequence of events

same as: apogee
(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon (synset 108565814)
referred to in: astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

is a type of: celestial point - a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)
The decisive moment in a novel or play (synset 106385370)
"the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"

is a type of: instant, minute, moment, second - a particular point in time

is a part of: story - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events

same as: climax
A concluding action (synset 100211959)
is a type of: conclusion, ending, termination - the act of ending something
subtypes:
- consummation - the act of bringing to completion or fruition
- consummation - the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse
- finish, finishing - the act of finishing
- finalisation, finalization - the act of finalizing
- follow-through - carrying some project or intention to full completion
- follow-through - the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion
- graduation - the successful completion of a program of study
same as: closing, completion, mop up, windup