culmination

kylminasjɔ̃

Definition

Definition of culmination - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

apogée

Rare

moment où quelque chose atteint son maximum ou son apogée

Rare

Cette victoire représente la culmination de sa carrière sportive.

acmé

apogée

géographie

TECH.

point le plus élevé d'un relief ou d'une montagne

TECH.

La culmination du massif se trouve à 3000 mètres d'altitude.

apex

sommet

astronomie

TECH.

moment où un astre atteint sa plus grande hauteur dans le ciel

TECH.

La culmination de cette étoile se produit à minuit.

point culminant

zénith

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point le plus élevé d'un relief ou d'une montagne

Origin of culmination

latin, culminatio (sommet)

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à son apogée

adv.

culmination

au moment où quelque chose atteint son point le plus haut

Examples of culmination in a sentence

La culmination du projet a été célébrée par toute l’équipe.
La culmination du volcan offre une vue spectaculaire.
Ils ont atteint la culmination après six heures de marche.
La culmination de la Lune sera visible ce soir.
Les astronomes attendent la culmination de Jupiter pour observer ses lunes.

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English:culmination, summit, ...
German:Höhepunkt, Kulminationspunkt, ...
Italian:culmine, sommità, ...
Spanish:culminación, cima, ...
Portuguese:culminação, culminância, ...
Chinese:巅峰, 最高点, ...
Japanese:頂点, 頂上, ...
Arabic:الذروة, ذروة, ...
Hebrew:שִׂיא, נְקוּדַּת גּוֹבַהּ מֵרָבִית, ...
Russian:кульминация, ...
Ukrainian:кульмінація, вершина, ...
Catalan:cúspide, cim, ...
Danish:kulmination, højeste punkt, ...
Dutch:hoogtepunt, top, ...
Greek:αποκορύφωση, κορυφή, ...
Khmer:ចំណុចកំពូល, ចំណុចខ្ពស់បំផុត, ...
Korean:절정, 정상, ...
Polish:kulminacja, wierzchołek, ...
Portuguese (BR):culminação, cume, ...
Romanian:culminare, culminație, ...
Swedish:kulmen, högsta punkt, ...
Thai:จุดสูงสุด, ยอดสูงสุด, ...
Turkish:doruk, en yüksek nokta, ...
Vietnamese:đỉnh cao, đỉnh cao nhất, ...

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Definition of culmination - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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Origin of culmination

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Examples of culmination in a sentence

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