Culmination - Definition

n 1: a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a
culmination of centuries of development" [syn: apogee,
culmination]
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" [syn: climax, culmination]
4: a concluding action [syn: completion, culmination,
closing, windup, mop up]