culmination

(noun)

noun

1. a final climactic stage

- their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development

Similar word(s): apogee

Definition categories: time, phase, stage

2. (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon

Definition categories: location

3. the decisive moment in a novel or play

Similar word(s): climax

Definition categories: communication, instant, minute, moment, second

4. a concluding action

Similar word(s): closing, completion, windup

Definition categories: act, conclusion, ending, termination