transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkʌlmɪneɪt ]
v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by in) reach its highest or final point (the antagonism culminated in war). 2 tr. bring to its highest or final point. 3 intr. Astron. be on the meridian. øøculmination n. [LL culminare culminat- f. culmen summit]