'Culminating' definitions:
Definition of 'Culminating'
From: GCIDE
- Culminate \Cul"mi*nate\ (k[u^]l"m[i^]*n[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Culminated (-n[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Culminating (-n[=a]`t[i^]ng.] [L. cuimen top or ridge. See Column.]
- 1. To reach its highest point of altitude; to come to the meridian; to be vertical or directly overhead. [1913 Webster]
- As when his beams at noon Culminate from the equator. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To reach the highest point, as of rank, size, power, numbers, etc. [1913 Webster]
- The reptile race culminated in the secondary era. --Dana. [1913 Webster]
- The house of Burgundy was rapidly culminating. --Motley. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'culminating'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- capping,
- closing,
- completing,
- completive,
- completory,
- concluding,
- conclusive,
- consummating,
- consummative,
- consummatory,
- crowning,
- culminative,
- ending,
- final,
- finalizing,
- finishing,
- fulfilling,
- heading,
- last,
- outtopping,
- overtopping,
- perfecting,
- perfective,
- terminal,
- terminating,
- terminative,
- topping,
- ultimate