When a star or other heavenly body culminates, it reaches its highest point above the horizon from the vantage point of an observer on the ground. Culminate was drawn from Medieval Latin culminare, …

CULMINATING definition: being or nearing the highest point or final stage. See examples of culminating used in a sentence.

This process of natural selection caused gradual biological changes over time leading to more and more complex life forms and culminating in man.

Definition of 'culminating' culminating in British English (ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪŋ ) adjective final; decisive

Definition of culminate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. culminate (in/with something) to end with a particular result, or at a particular point. Months of hard work culminated in …

Other forms: culminating; culminated; culminates. The verb culminate is used to describe a high point or a climactic stage in a process. For example, the goal of a Major League baseball team is to have …

To reach the highest point or degree; climax: habitual antagonism that culminated in open...

Dec 14, 2025 · culminate (third-person singular simple present culminates, present participle culminating, simple past and past participle culminated) (intransitive, astronomy) Of a heavenly body, …

A bitter feud culminated months of tension.

culminated, culminating to bring to a close; complete; climax. The president's signature on this bill culminates an eight-year campaign for legislation to help individuals and families finance their long …