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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Adj
Pronunciation: /ˈkʌlmɪnət/

Definition 1:
• Relating to the culmen.
Labels: anatomy, medicine, sciences, not-comparable

Definition 2:
• Growing upward, as opposed to lateral growth.
Labels: biology, natural-sciences, not-comparable
Verb
Pronunciation: /ˈkʌl.mɪ.neɪt/

Definition 1:
• Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
Labels: astronomy, natural-sciences, intransitive

Definition 2:
• To reach the (physical or figurative) summit, highest point, peak etc.
Example: The tower culminates in a point.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: peak
Labels: intransitive

Definition 3:
• To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.
Example: Their messy breakup culminated in a restraining order.
Example: The class will culminate with a rigorous examination.
Labels: figuratively, intransitive

Definition 4:
• To reach a point at which continued progress is not possible.
Labels: government, military, politics, war, US, of an offensive

Definition 5:
• To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.
Labels: transitive

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/culminate