Look up: culmination

1. culmination
   [Noun] The end or most important part.
   Example: My exams were the culmination of all my studies.
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2. culmination
   [n] - (astronomy) a heavenly body`s highest celestial point above an observer`s horizon
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3. Culmination
   The maximum altitude that a celestial object attains above the horizon.
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4. Culmination
   An object is said to culminate when it reaches its highest point in the sky. For northern observers, this occurs when the object is due south. For southern observers when it is due North.
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5. culmination
   the point at which a satellite reaches its highest position or elevation in the sky,relative to an observer Category: News-systems and communications
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6. Culmination
   Cul'mi·na'tion noun [ Confer French culmination ] 1. The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit. 2. Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.
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7. culmination
   noun (astronomy) a heavenly body`s highest celestial point above an observer`s horizon
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8. Culmination
   • (n.) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavently body; passage across the meridian; transit. • (n.) Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.
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9. Culmination
   In astronomy, the culmination of a planet, star, constellation, etc. is the altitude (or elevation angle) reached when the object transits over an observer`s meridian{Citation needed|date=August 2007}. During a sidereal day, an astronomical object will cross the meridian twice: once at its upper cu...
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10. culmination
    
    • a final climactic stage
    • the decisive moment in a novel or play
    • a concluding action
    
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11. culmination
    The instant at which a celestial object reaches its highest altitude above the horizon as Earth's rotation carries it across the sky; in other words, the moment the object crosses the observer's meridian (the north-south line in the sky). Upper culmination (also known as culmination above pole for c...
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12. Culmination
    In astronomy, culmination is the passing of a star through the meridian, when it has reached the highest point (culmen) of its apparent path in the sky.
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13. Culmination
    occurs when a heavenly body reaches its maximum altitude above the horizon
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