culmination
英[kʌlmɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]
美['kʌlmə'neʃən]
英英释意
- 1. a final climactic stage;
- "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"
- 2. (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
- 3. the decisive moment in a novel or play;
- "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
- 4. a concluding action