- apogee, culmination - a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"
--1 is a kind of phase, stage
Derived forms: verb culminate3, verb culminate2, verb culminate1 - culmination - (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
--2 is a kind of celestial point
Derived form: verb culminate4 - climax, culmination - the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
--3 is a kind of moment, minute, second, instant
--3 is a part of storyDerived forms: verb culminate3, verb culminate1 - completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up - a concluding action
--4 is a kind of termination, ending, conclusion
--4 has particulars:consummation; consummation; finish, finishing; finalization, finalisation; follow-through; follow-through; graduation Derived form: verb culminate1